past tense 뜻

뜻과거 시제 위과거시제

과거시제(過去時制)는 언어에서 과거의 동작, 상태 등을 표현하는 시제이다. 시제를 가진 언어의 대부분은 과거 시제가 있지만, 미래 시제와 비 미래 시제 밖에 없는 언어도 있다. 자세한 내용은 언어에 따라 다르다.

Definition of past tense in English Dictionary

명사 (Noun)PLpast tenses
1. (grammar) Past tense is the form of language used to refer to an event, transaction, or occurrence that did happen or has happened, or an object that existed, at a point in time before now. Compare with present tense, which refers to an event, transaction or occurrence which is happening now (or at the present time), or an object that currently exists; or with future tense, which refers to an event, transaction or occurrence that has not yet happened, is expected to happen in the future, or might never happen.
  1. "Has the #5 bus arrived?" "Yeah, you missed it." (past tense)
  2. "The bus is too far away. I can’t make it." (present tense)
  3. "I saw the #5 bus across the street. I won’t make it." (future tense)
더 많은 예제
1. 문장 중간에 사용됨
  - A child familiar with past tenses formed with "-ed" overregularizes by saying "goed" instead of "went".