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I’ve heard some people confusing the words past and passed. Here’s the difference between the two.
Past
Past has 3 main meanings:
- Noun: Past can refer to the time before a person is speaking (In the past, I was much shorter.).
- Adjective: Past can refer to something having gone by (The danger is now past.).
- Adverb: Past can refer to passing from one side to another (The dolphin swam past out yacht.).
Passed
Passed, on the other hand, is the past tense (See what I did there?) form of “to pass”.
- The giraffe passed our jeep.
Which words do you confuse? Let me know in the comments below.
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