What you may know most commonly as the past tense is also called the past simple or the simple past tense. Regular verbs all tend to take on the same sort of endings in the past tense, while irregular verbs typically vary. We are customizing your profile. We are customizing your profile.

1. after a particular time

   1. used for saying what time it is when it is not more than thirtyminutes after one, two etc o’clock

      It’s exactly ten past three.

      ..
   2. later than a particular time

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2. goingnear someone or something while you are on your way to another place

   I walked past several hotels on my way to the petrolstation.

   The riverwinds its way past the picturesquevillage of Comrie.

   She heardmusic coming from inside the van as it drove past.

   ..
3. further than a particularplace along a road, path, river etc

   Turnright a mile past the graveyard and you’ll see the church.

   just past:

   You’ll find the town about 80 milessouth of Missoula, just past Darby.

   ..
4. looking towards a place behind someone or something instead of directly at them

   right past:

   I tried to catch his eye, but he staredright past me. Mozbar firefox.

   straight past:

   Tom seemed to be lookingstraight past me at the wall.

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5. used for saying that someone or something has passed a particularstage or point

   I tried to read the book, but couldn’t get past the first chapter.

6. used for saying that a period of time passes

   The days seem to be justwhizzing past.

   ..
7. used for saying that your attitudes or feelings have changed in such a way that you no longerthink about something

   I used to worry about him coming homelate, but now I’m past caring.

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This is the British English definition of past.View American English definition of past.