past tense; preterit tense
Grammatical term referring to the verb form that expresses past time. Used in linguistics and language study.
The English past tense is expressed by changing the form of the verb.
The past tense is used in this sentence.
Refers to the present tense, contrasting with 過去時制 (past tense).
Refers to the future tense, another contrasting grammatical tense.
Compound of 過去 (past) and 時制 (tense), a straightforward Sino-Japanese term for the grammatical concept of past tense.