earlier没有时态。
adj. 早些时候的，初期的
adv. 早地，早些时候地I lost my job earlier this year.
今年早些时候，我失业了。
She had seen him earlier in the day.
她在那天早些时候见到过他。
The baby arrived earlier than expected.
婴儿早产了。
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
那天早些时候，他用罗网捕了一只野兔。
The text varies from the earlier versions.
这一文本有别于那些早期的版本。
