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Topic: Pass and Past |
8 August 2002 |
Headaches, headaches!! Why are there so many words in English that look alike and
sound alike? Trying to answer that probably gives you more headaches. To learn them,
you have to stay focused and try not to get confused.
This week let's have a look at pass and past. To pass is a verb,
which means to go past something, to forward or to achieve something.
For example:
We have passed the same soi twice but can't find your house.
I pass the bookstore on the way home every day.
Can you please pass the salad bowl?
I will pass the message on to him as soon as he gets in.
All students who passed the university entrance exam cerebrated.
If he passes his history exam, he won't have to study during the summer.
Past in a preposition. It is used with a noun. Past means beyond something.
For example:
The library is past the football field.
I never get past the first hundred pages of a novel.
The baby is cranky because it's past his bedtime.
Walk past the traffic circle and you will see the train station on your right.
Past can also be an adjective. It means gone in time.
For example:
The appointment time is past.
No one remembers his/her past life.
The past month was very difficult for him since he just lost his job.
Note :
| To pass (verb) |
to go past something
to forward
to achieve something |
Past (preposition)
Past (adjective) |
beyond
gone in time |
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Exercise: Pass and Past |
| Directions : Choose the word that best suits the context of each sentence. If you use 'pass', make sure you use the right tenses. |
 1. I have been very busy these _______ few days. |
| 2. Many people do not _______ the driving test. |
| 3. Rumors are always _______ around in the department. |
| 4. It's past seven o'clock. Are you still at work? |
| 5. Because of the construction, we cannot get _______ Silom Junction. |
| 6. Can you pick up some newspaper if you _______ a newsagent. |
| 7. Take a handout for yourself and _______ the rest to your friends. |
| 8. Tom did not recognize Mary when he walked _______ her in the hallway. |
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