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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

past/passed

A person asks me if Ive ever been to napa valley. I say:

I used to past by it all the time. Or

I used to passed by it all the time.

WHich is the correct answer? Thank yoU!
  

Top answer

'Pass' is a verb, 'past' a a preposition or adverb. I pass it every day. I passed it yesterday.

— Fivejedjon

  • 'Pass' is a verb, 'past' a a preposition or adverb.
  • I pass it every day.
  • I passed it yesterday.
  • I go past it every day.
  • I went past it yesterday
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'Pass' is a verb, 'past' a a preposition or adverb.

I pass it every day.
I passed it yesterday.
I go past it every day.
I went past it yesterday
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PreciousJonesI used to passed by it all the time.
Hi,
S + used to + V
So pass is the suitable one here. Past is not a verb, it is an adj, a noun, a prep, an adv. And it would be better to replace all the time with every day. By might not be necessary here. (I used to pass it every d
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Gigilian NguyenAnd it would be better to replace all the time with everyday.
Every day - two words, except as an adjective:

I pass it every day.
It's part of my everyday life
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