Past or Passed?

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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.

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