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The Past Tense - Die Vergangenheit
Das Past Tense bezeichnet Handlungen oder Vorgänge, die komplett in der Vergangenheit liegen, d.h. in ihr abgeschlossen wurden.
Aufeinanderfolgende Vorgänge, wie zum Beispiel in Erzählungen, werden im Past Tense wiedergegeben.
Auszug aus Arthur Conan Doyle "The Hound of the Baskervilles":
I confess at these words a shudder passed through me. There was a
thrill in the doctor's voice which showed that he was himself
deeply moved by that which he told us. Holmes leaned forward in
his excitement and his eyes had the hard, dry glitter which shot
from them when he was keenly interested.
Ansonsten steht das Past Tense immer bei Zeitangaben, die eindeutig auf einen Zeitraum in der Vergangenheit hinweisen:
| yesterday |
gestern |
Yesterday,
all my trouble seemed so far
away. Nows it looks .... |
| last night |
vergangene Nacht |
Last night I had a dream. |
| last week |
letzte Woche |
Tom and Katie married last week |
| last year |
letztes Jahr |
Last year we spent our holiday
in Tuscany. |
| the other day |
neulich |
We met her the other day. |
| (long) ago long since |
vor langerZeit, schon vor langer Zeit |
The enigmatic Etruscans built
cities and ports that have long since disappeared. |
| formerly |
einstmals, vormals |
Formerly, Mr Steward lived in an
area north of Main Street. |
| not long ago lately |
vor kurzem |
There was a time not long ago,
when I still believed in them. |