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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPast Tense
/pæst tɛns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A verb form or construction that indicates an action or state that occurred in the past.
"In the sentence 'She walked to the store', 'walked' is in the past tense." - 2
A grammatical category that conveys the time of an action as being completed before the present moment.
"The past tense is essential for narrating events that have already happened."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'past tense' originates from Middle English 'tens', derived from Old French 'temps', which in turn comes from Latin 'tempus', meaning 'time'. The concept has evolved to denote a grammatical category that expresses actions completed in the past.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Past Tense" is said worldwide
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temps passé
Transliteration: tɑ̃ pɑse
"Dans la phrase 'Elle est allée au magasin', 'est allée' est au temps passé."
Vergangenheit
Transliteration: fɛrˈɡaŋənhaɪt
"Im Satz 'Sie ging zum Laden' ist 'ging' in der Vergangenheit."
passato
Transliteration: pasˈsato
"Nella frase 'Lei è andata al negozio', 'è andata' è al passato."
pasado
Transliteration: paˈsaðo
"En la frase 'Ella fue a la tienda', 'fue' está en pasado."
passado
Transliteration: paˈsadu
"Na frase 'Ela foi à loja', 'foi' está no passado."
भूतकाल
Transliteration: bhūtakāl
"वाक्य 'वह दुकान गई' में 'गई' भूतकाल में है।"
过去时
Transliteration: guòqù shí
"在句子'她去了商店'中，'去了'是过去时。"
과거 시제
Transliteration: gwageo sijje
"문장 '그녀는 가게에 갔다'에서 '갔다'는 과거 시제입니다."
過去形
Transliteration: kakokei
"文 '彼女は店に行った' では、'行った' は過去形です。"
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