| 单词 | the past tense |
| 释义 | the past tense the ˌpast ˈtense noun [S] ► F0 used to describe verb forms in many languages used for actions that have now finished. It is used by some people to refer to the past simple in English: » Add -ed to all these verbs to put them in the past tense.» I think her husband must be dead - she always talks about him in the past tense.Thesaurus+: ↑Verb forms, tenses and types of verbs • • • Extra Examples:» How do you say that in the past tense?» The perfect form is just one way of forming the past tense in English.» Some verbs have an irregular past tense.» 'made' is the past tense of 'make'.» The past tense of regular verbs is generally formed by adding -ed. |
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