时态 (shí tài) — (linguistics) tense

Definition

Examples

• 在英语中，动词的时态可以表示过去、现在或将来。
  Zài yīng yǔ zhōng, dòng cí de shí tài kě yǐ biǎo shì guò qù, xiàn zài huò jiāng lái.
  In English, the tense of a verb can indicate past, present, or future.
• 学习汉语时，要注意时态和英语有什么不同。
  Xué xí hàn yǔ shí, yào zhù yì shí tài hé yīng yǔ yǒu shén me bù tóng.
  When learning Chinese, pay attention to how tense differs from English.
• 这个时态表示的动作已经完成了。
  Zhè ge shí tài biǎo shì de dòng zuò yǐ jīng wán chéng le.
  This tense indicates an action that has already been completed.