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How to Use "Past" with Example Sentences
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past
(adj):
previous; just happened
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Used with nouns:
"
You can learn a lot from
past
experiences
.
"
(experiences, failures, mistakes, history)
"
I wrote this sentence in
past
tense
.
"
(tense)
"
This
past
year
has been difficult.
"
(year, month, week)
"
There have been many changes in the
past
century
.
"
(century, decade, generation, era)
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past
(n):
a previous time
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Used with verbs:
"
It's not healthy to
live in
the
past
.
"
(live in, cling to, relive, ignore, dwell on, regret)
"
She tried to
erase
the
past
.
"
(erase, forget)
"
He
regrets
his
past
.
"
(regrets)
"
Scientists are always trying to
recreate
the
past
.
"
(recreate, reconstruct)
Used with adjectives:
"
The
recent
past
has taught us to use caution.
"
(recent, immediate)
"
In the
distant
past
, our ancestors hunted mammoths.
"
(distant)
"
She is ashamed of her
troubled
past
.
"
(troubled, colorful, checkered, criminal)
"
People are curious about his
mysterious
past
.
"
(mysterious)
Used with prepositions:
"
Don't dwell
on
the
past
.
"
(on)
"
He likes to live
in
the
past
.
"
(in)
"
You should let go
of
the
past
and move forward.
"
(of)
"
Do you remember things
from
the
past
?
"
(from)
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