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/paˈsaðo/
Translation
past, last (time), gone by
Word origin
Past participle of pasar ('to pass'), from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus ('step, pace').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- passare
- English cognates
- pass, passage, pace
Grammar
Examples
, .
The past cannot be changed, but the future can.
pasada .
Last week the whole family was at the coast.
.
You should not live always thinking about the past.
.
Last month we sold the house in the village.
marcó adulta.
His past in the army shaped his entire adult life.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)Spanish Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
The Passive with ser in Spanish (fue escrito por, fueron construidas)
The Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect (hubiera hablado, habría hablado)
Preterite vs Imperfect: How to Choose Between the Two Spanish Past Tenses
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
Saber vs Conocer: The Two Spanish Verbs for 'To Know'
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