单词意思：
past tense
单词例句：
The past tense of 'take' is 'took'、
take的过去式是took。
It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense、
就好像科琳已经死了似的：他们当时在用过去时态谈起她。
You have to use the past tense、
要使用过去时。
Do you know how to form the past tense?
你知道怎样构成过去时吗？
By the way, the questions were all written in the past tense、
顺便说一下，这些问题都是用过去时写的。
近义词
preterite
单词百科：
Okay, not to be pedantic, but last I checked went out was in fact the past tense of "going out" which I think we all know is a popular euphemism for "saw each other naked、"
不是为了表示我很有学问，但是上一次我查证曾经拍拖实际上是“正在拍拖的”过去式，并且地球人都知道这是“坦诚相见”的委婉说法。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
Mycroft, last time, when we were on the phone、、、No, no, no, no, stop、I detest conversation in the past tense、
麦考夫，上次我们通电话时……别别，打住，我不喜欢聊过去的事。
《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》