past (A1)
adjective
Pronunciation: /pɑːst/
Definition
Happening or existing before the present time.
Examples
I remember my trip to Paris last year.
She is thinking about her past experiences.
He has a happy childhood past.
How to Use past
- past tense (collocation)
- A verb form used for actions completed before the present. — "She used the past tense to describe the event."
- past participle (collocation)
- A verb form used in perfect tenses and passive voice. — "The past participle of 'see' is 'seen'."
- past of (prepositional phrase)
- Referring to the time before the present. — "This is the past of my life I want to forget."
- past [noun] (prepositional phrase)
- Beyond a specific place or point. — "He ran past the finish line."
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