過か去こ時じ制せい

noun

past tense; preterit tense

Grammatical term referring to the verb form that expresses past time. Used in linguistics and language study.

• 英えい語ごの過か去こ時じ制せいは、動どう詞しの形かたちを変かえて表あらわします。

  The English past tense is expressed by changing the form of the verb.

• この文ぶんでは過か去こ時じ制せいが使つかわれています。

  The past tense is used in this sentence.