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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Past and passed

I walked past the mail office and went to the movie theater. Vs. I passed the mail office while I was walking to the movie theater. Do they both mean almost the same in meaning?
  

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Anonymous Do they both mean almost the same? Yes.

  • Anonymous Do they both mean almost the same?
  • Yes.
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AnonymousDo they both mean almost the same?
Yes.
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They are more or less the same in meaning.
There could be circumstances where one might be preferred over the other, for example if you set out to go to the mail office and changed your mind you would probably use #1.
By the way, by "mail office", do you mean "post office"?

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