過か去こ形けい

noun

past tense

Grammatical term referring to the verb form that expresses past actions or states.

• 英えい語ごの過か去こ形けいは、動どう詞しの形かたちを変かえて表あらわすことが多おおい。

  In English, the past tense is often expressed by changing the verb form.

• 「食たべた」は「食たべる」の過か去こ形けいです。

  "Tabeta" is the past tense of "taberu."