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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
past or passed
What word is it? Past or passed. Is past the correct word in the situation?
I could no longer stop. I had past the light when it was amber.
I could no longer stop. I had past the light when it was amber.
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Passed is the past tense of pass . " It can get confusing, but if you remember the -ed common ending for verbs in the past tense, it helps.
- Passed is the past tense of pass .
- " It can get confusing, but if you remember the -ed common ending for verbs in the past tense, it helps.
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Passed is the past tense of pass. So, you need "passed the light." It can get confusing, but if you remember the -ed common ending for verbs in the past tense, it helps.
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I had past the light when it was amber
Pass = verb Eg: I passed by a shop
past = adverb Eg: walked past you
in your sentence, you need a verb not an adverb. No adverb without a verb right? remember
Pass = verb Eg: I passed by a shop
past = adverb Eg: walked past you
in your sentence, you need a verb not an adverb. No adverb without a verb right? remember
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Hi,
In N. America, we say I went through the light when it was amber.
Clive
In N. America, we say I went through the light when it was amber.
Clive
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