imperfect
adjective uk/ɪmˈpɜː.fekt/ us/ɪmˈpɝː.fekt/
(NOT PERFECT)
C1 有缺陷的，不完美的；不完全的
damaged, containing problems, or not having something
We're living in an imperfect world. 我们生活的世界并不完美。
I explained as well as I was able, given my own imperfect understanding of the situation. 考虑到我自己对情况也不完全清楚，我已经尽我所能地作了解释。
(GRAMMAR)
language specialized未完成过去时;过去进行时
The imperfect form of a verb describes an action in the past that was continuous or was not completed.
In the sentence "He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road", the verb "cross" is in the imperfect form. 在句子 He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road 中，动词 cross 用的是未完成过去时。
- More examples
- First, our French teacher showed us how to put the verb 'fermer' into the imperfect tense.
- 'When I came in Jack was reading his book' is a sentence that uses the imperfect, i.e. 'was reading' .
imperfect
noun [ S ] uk/ɪmˈpɜː.fekt/ us/ɪmˈpɝː.fekt/
the imperfectlanguage specialized 未完成过去时;过去进行时
in some languages, the form of a verb that is used for an action that has not been completed in the past, used, for example, to refer to an action that was happening when it was suddenly interrupted, or to describe an existing situation at the beginning of a story
In the sentence "He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road", the verb "cross" is in the imperfect. 在句子 He was hit by a car as he was crossing the road 中，动词 cross 用的是未完成过去时。