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(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that refers to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that happened (or had happened), or existed, at some time before now (the applicable reference time).

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past tense

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past tense

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Japanese Meaning

過去形：動詞の変化形の一種で、過去に起こった出来事や状態を表す活用形

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The grammar teacher emphasized the importance of using the past tense correctly in narrative writing.

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文法の先生は物語を書くときに過去形を正しく使う重要性を強調した。

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Example: "I saw the #5 bus across the street. I didn’t make it."

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(grammar) A grammatical form (often a verb form) that is used in a conditional expression to refer to an event, transaction, occurrence, or object that is hypothetical and often counterfactual.