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Wrong passed
Use this past
i · WhyTwo lines, no filler
Time gone by is 'past' (in the past). 'Passed' is the past tense of 'pass'.
ii · Brew tipKeep this one
The past = a time. Passed = verb action. In the past five years. The car passed me.
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Passed vs. Past
The past tense of 'pass' versus a time before now.
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