PAST PASSED
happeningorexistingintheperiodoftime thathasjustfinished
Shewasgoodatherjobbecauseofher pastexperience.
Ijustsawmyparentsthispastweekend.
beyond(aparticularplace)"or"uptoandbeyond (apersonorplace)"or"laterthan(atime)
Herhouseisamilepasttheschool.
Itwaspast5:00pmwhenweleft.
Ithinkthatsauceispastitsexpiration date.
Passandpassedhavemanyusesthat havetodowithmotionandtime.
togopastsomethingorsomeone:
Wepassedourfriendsinthehall.
Shepassedmethismorninginthecorridor.
togofromonepersonorplacetoanother:
Therumourquicklypassedfromstudentto student.
tohappen,takeplaceorcometoanend:
Themeetingpassedwithoutincident.
Timepassedslowlywhilewewerewaiting toseethedoctor.
toletaperiodoftimegoby:
toandbeyondacertainpointortime.
Apolicemanwalkedpast.
Monthswentpastandnothinghappened.
Threebunnieshoppedpastenergetically.
thetimebeforethepresent,andeverything thathappenedthen
Wehadsuchhappymemoriesofthepast.
Theyhaveaninterestingpast.
Inthepastpeoplewouldbatheoncea month.
Theypassedthetimebyplayinggames.
tomovethroughorintoaplaceortime:
Anotherplanepassedoverourheads. passedusedasanadjective:
Ijustsawmyparentsthispassedweekend. Ijustsawmyparentsthispastweekend. passedusedasapreposition:
Weliveinthehousejustpassedthechurch. Weliveinthehousejustpastthechurch. passedusedasanadverb:
Icalledouttohimasheranpassed.
Icalledouttohimasheranpast.