Sentence examples for past tense from inspiring English sources
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"past tense" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate that an action or event happened in the past. For example, "She spoke in past tense about her childhood memories".
Dictionary
past tense
noun
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.
- "Has the #5 bus arrived?" "Yeah, you missed it." (past tense)
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