“The deadline has long since passed.”
Confusables Entry 272 / 1011 60-second read
Passed vs. Past
The past tense of 'pass' versus a time before now.
The comparisoni
“The deadline has long since passed.”
More examplesii
01
We are past the point of no return.
We are past the point of no return.
02
He past the ball to his teammate.
He passed the ball to his teammate.
The ruleiii
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PASSED = the verb (action of passing).
They are homophones and both relate to things moving by or being completed.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
PASSED is a verb; it has the 'ed' ending like most past-tense verbs. PAST is everything else (time, location).