'past' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'past' with 20 example sentences.
- past adjective
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: of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office
: earlier than the present time; no longer current
- past noun
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: the time that has elapsed
: a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
: a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
- past adverb
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: so as to pass a given point
The train leaves at half past three.
I've learned a lot in the past three weeks.
You have to stop living in the past.
We haven't seen you in the past four years.
I don't like talking about my past.
Have you experienced withdrawal symptoms in the past?
It was past midnight when we arrived.
I don't know anything about his past.
It happened at a quarter past eleven.
We'll be there at half past two.
Don't forget the past.
Everything was better in the past.
It's a quarter past nine.
The football match will begin at half past eight.
We've achieved a lot in the past three years.
Only those with security clearance are allowed past this point.
Old people look back on the past too much.
It's like I have a connection to the past.
I've been living here for the past ten years.
I am interested in your past.