How to Use "Past" with Example Sentences

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)

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)