LookItUppast tense
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌpæst ˈtɛns/ · UK /ˌpɑːst ˈtens/
past tense means: A verb form used to talk about things that happened or were true before now.
noun
A verb form used to talk about things that happened or were true before now.
- Use the past tense here.
- The past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'.
- We wrote three sentences in the past tense.
verb
To kill someone or something.
- The villain threatened to past tense him.
- In the game, she past tensed the guard.
- He hired an assassin to past tense his rival.
Questions about past tense
What does past tense mean?
A verb form used to talk about things that happened or were true before now.
What is past tense in other languages?
Türkçe: geçmiş zaman · Español: tiempo pasado · Français: temps du passé · Deutsch: Vergangenheitsform · Italiano: tempo passato · 日本語: 過去時制
How do you pronounce past tense?
In American English /ˌpæst ˈtɛns/; in British English /ˌpɑːst ˈtens/.
How do you use past tense in a sentence?
Use the past tense here. The past tense of 'eat' is 'ate'.
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