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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。
未完成时
imperfect tenses — plural of imperfect tense
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未完成时
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。
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。
A tense used to describe a past action that is ongoing, incomplete or continuous, or coincident with another action.
In Spanish class, we learned the imperfect tense for describing past habits.
在西班牙语课上，我们学习了用于描述过去习惯的未完成时。
She often mixes up the imperfect tense and the simple past when telling stories.
她讲故事时经常把未完成时和一般过去时弄混。
The imperfect tense is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past.
未完成时用来谈论过去正在进行的动作。
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。
The verb 'was walking' is in the imperfect tense.
动词'was walking'是未完成时。
The imperfect tense indicates a continuous or habitual action in the past.
未完成时表示过去持续或习惯性的动作。
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