词典释义：
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Okay, not to be pedantic, but last I checked went out was in fact the past tense of "going out" which I think we all know is a popular euphemism for "saw each other naked."
不是为了表示我很有学问，但是上一次我查证曾经拍拖实际上是“正在拍拖的”过去式，并且地球人都知道这是“坦诚相见”的委婉说法。
《The Big Bang Theory Season 3》《生活大爆炸 第三季》
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Mycroft, last time, when we were on the phone... No, no, no, no, stop. I detest conversation in the past tense.
麦考夫，上次我们通电话时……别别，打住，我不喜欢聊过去的事。
《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》
双语例句
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The past tense of 'take' is 'took'.
take的过去式是took。
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It was as though Corinne was already dead: they were speaking of her in the past tense.
就好像科琳已经死了似的：他们当时在用过去时态谈起她。
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You have to use the past tense.
要使用过去时。
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Do you know how to form the past tense?
你知道怎样构成过去时吗？
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By the way, the questions were all written in the past tense.
顺便说一下，这些问题都是用过去时写的。
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