There are records of aphasias that interfere with the use of the past tense.

还有许多记录，是关于受过去时态困扰的失语症病人的。

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Note that Paul used the past tense"Apollos watered".

注意到保罗在这里使用的是过去时态：“亚波罗浇灌了。”

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When you ask about something that started in the past but continues to the present time, you use the Present Perfect tense, e.g.: I’ve been there for 5 years / I’ve been there for 5 years.

当你谈论在过去开始但是一直持续到现在的某事时，用现在完成时态，例如：I’ve been there for 5 years/我在那里已经5年了。

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On the face of it, North Korea's decision to sentence a US citizen to 15 years' hard labour seems to be a direct challenge to Washington: another twist in the cycle of actions and rhetoric that have helped keep relations so tense over the past two months.

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And I realized that my fear came also from his use of the past tense.

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When Dean was asked about comments from some of his supporters that they won't support anyone but him, he used the past tense to refer to his campaign.

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