过去时的英文：
[Grammar] past tense

参考例句：

the preterit(e)tense
【语】过去时(态)

Change this verb from the present into the past tense.
把这个动词从现在时改为过去时。

He tried to sneak his little brother into the theatre without paying
他想让弟弟不要买票偷偷地溜过去时剧场。

In ' James sang in the choir yesterday, ' the verb is in the past tense
在James sang in the choir yesterday中，动词用的是过去时。

His carbine cracked when the infuriated elephant bore down on the hunters
被激怒的象向猎人们冲过去时,他的冲锋枪打响了。

When I look back at the past and think how much time has been wasted in vain, my heart bleeds
当我回顾过去时，想到自己虚掷了多少光阴，心里痛苦极了。

"I see"is present tense;"I saw"is past tense,and "I shall see"is future tense.
“I see”是现在时，“I saw”是过去时，“I shall see”是将来时。

Can you look back and see a well-defined path, or simply an aimless series of job moves with no coherent structure?
回顾过去时能看到一条清晰的轨迹，还是只能看到一连串毫无目的、前后不连贯的工作经历？

This approach studies the past not as glorious, isolated moments, but as evolving civilizations.
这种研究方法看待过去时,不把它作为显赫的、孤立的片断,而是作为不断发展的文明。

Just as we thought the heat had gone out of the discussion, Comrade Wang sailed in
正当我们以为讨论的高潮已经过去时，王同志又激烈地争辩起来。

grammar是什么意思：
n. 语法；语法书

Not in accord with the rules of a prescriptive grammar.
不合语法的不符合规定的语法规则的

That is not, properly speaking, a dictionary, but a grammar.
严格说来;那不是一本词典,而是一本语法书。

Bad grammar tends irk teachers.
语法不好常使老师生气。

past是什么意思：
n. 过去；往事
adj. 以前的；结束了的；过去式的
adv. 以前地；经过，超过
prep. 在…之后，晚于；再也无法；经过，越过；超过

The past is the prologue.
前事不忘，后事之师。

He pasted the wall with Burlap. The wall is pasted with splotches.
他用粗麻布贴墙。墙上沾满了污点

It happened far back in the past.
这事发生在久远的过去。

tense是什么意思：
adj. 拉紧的；肌肉绷紧的；神经紧张的
v. 拉紧；使变得紧张
n. 时，时态

progressive tense
ph.1. 【语】进行时态,进行式

The tense used is decided by the subject.
所用的时态取决于主语。

A verb form in the present tense.
现在时态的动词形式