the past tense
noun [ S ] uk/ˌpɑːst ˈtens/ us/ˌpæst ˈtens/
过去时;一般过去时
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. 把所有这些动词都加上 -ed，将它们变成过去时态。
I think her husband must be dead - she always talks about him in the past tense. 我想她丈夫一定死了——她谈到他时老是用过去时态。
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- 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.