Phrase
imperfect tenses
/ɪmˈpɜːfɪkt tens/
noun
未完成时
imperfect tenses is the plural of imperfect tense.
imperfect tense
- 1.
A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.
用于描述过去正在进行、不完整或连续的动作,或与另一动作同时发生的时态。
用于描述过去正在进行、不完整或连续的动作,或与另一动作同时发生的时态。
In use
In Spanish class, we learned the imperfect tense for describing past habits.
She often mixes up the imperfect tense and the simple past when telling stories.
The imperfect tense is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past.
use + the imperfect tense
You should use the imperfect tense to describe ongoing actions in the past.
你应该使用未完成时来描述过去正在进行的动作。
in the imperfect tense
The verb 'was walking' is in the imperfect tense.
动词'was walking'是未完成时。
the imperfect tense + verb phrase (indicates/expresses)
Connections
Confusing words
- perfect tense
- 完成时 · 完成时表示动作已完成，未完成时表示动作在过去持续或未完成。
Word family
- imperfect tenses
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.