past 
Vergangenheit 
过 ☊ → 经过 ☊ → ☊ → 
past 
ขนม ☊ khaL nohmR 
passé ☊ 
quá khứ 
向 
nach 
pasta ☊ 
mì Ý ☊ Food She usually goes swimming at half past eight. ☊ Cô ấy thường xuyên đi bơi lúc tám giờ rưỡi. ☊ Places half past one ☊ Một giờ rưỡi ☊ Places They want to cook pasta by themselves. ☊ Họ muốn tự mình nấu mì Ý. ☊ Common Phrases 3 He has a very complicated past. ☊ Anh ấy có một quá khứ rất phức tạp. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 She does not care about my past. ☊ Cô ấy không quan tâm đến quá khứ của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 past ☊ quá khứ ☊ Abstract Objects 3 the past, the present, the future ☊ Quá khứ, hiện tại và tương lai. ☊ Military past ☊ Quá khứ ☊ Military like: past → →
to have a wide knowledge (of things past and present) ☊ bác cổ thông kim ☊ stages on the road traversed, past stage ☊ bước đường ☊ in only the past 20 years ☊ chỉ trong vòng 20 năm trở lại đây ☊ (it’s) 2:30, (it’s) half past two ☊ hai giờ rưỡi ☊ one long past day ☊ hôm xưa ☊ this past January ☊ hồi tháng giêng ☊ from the past until now, (has one) ever (done sth) ☊ hồi xưa tới giờ ☊ to be past marriageable age ☊ lỡ thì ☊ the last few days, the past few days ☊ mấy hôm nay ☊ these past few leeks, the last few weeks ☊ mấy tuần này ☊ this past Monday ☊ ngày thứ hai vừa qua ☊ last year, past year(s) ☊ năm qua ☊ be past the time ☊ qua thì ☊ (Buddhism) past, past life ☊ tiền vận ☊ for the past few months ☊ trong mấy tháng qua ☊ in the past three months ☊ vào tháng 3 vừa rồi ☊ to rush; to waft, move past (of a smell), emit, give off a smell ☊ xông ☊ 595
I put my bag on the table. (PAST TENSE) ☊ Tôi đã để túi của tôi ở trên bàn. ☊ 2285
History is the study of the past. ☊ Lịch sử là môn học về quá khứ. ☊ Pasta's basic ingredients are flour and water, sometimes with the addition of eggs or oil. ☊ addition ☊
She strode past him without a backward glance. ☊ backward ☊
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. ☊ bed ☊
The roses are past their best now. ☊ best ☊
Which brand of toothpaste do you use? ☊ brand ☊
He caught hold of her arm as she tried to push past him. ☊ catch ☊
It was ten past six by the kitchen clock. ☊ clock ☊
While the pasta is cooking, prepare the sauce. ☊ cook ☊
Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp. ☊ crisp ☊
danger that...: There is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return. ☊ danger ☊
in the old days (= in the past) ☊ day ☊
Donations have decreased significantly over the past few years. ☊ decrease ☊
They helped themselves from a large dish of pasta. ☊ dish ☊
employ sb as sth: For the past three years he has been employed as a firefighter. ☊ employ ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
The book discusses the extent to which (= how much) family life has changed over the past 50 years. ☊ to... extent ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
When they finally arrived it was well past midnight. ☊ finally ☊
Constant streams of traffic flowed past. ☊ flow ☊
fly by/past: Summer has just flown by. ☊ fly ☊
A stork flew slowly past. ☊ fly ☊
Do you know how to form the past tense? ☊ form ☊
a toothpaste that leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth ☊ fresh ☊
We must be getting home; it's past midnight. ☊ get ☊
Half an hour went past while we were sitting there. ☊ go ☊
The prisoner slipped past the guards on the gate and escaped. ☊ guard ☊
Couples strolled past holding hands. ☊ hand ☊
I have never tried to hide the truth about my past. ☊ hide ☊
images of the past ☊ image ☊
It's ten past twelve. ☊ it ☊
She kept her past secret from us all. ☊ keep ☊
We tested various supermarkets' own label pasta sauces (= those marked with the name of the shop/store where they are sold). ☊ label ☊
Please let me past. ☊ let ☊
scientific discoveries which help to map our distant past ☊ map ☊
His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). ☊ mystery ☊
Don't leave the toothpaste with the top off. ☊ off ☊
in past years/centuries/ages ☊ past ☊
in times past ☊ past ☊
The time for discussion is past. ☊ past ☊
I haven't seen much of her in the past few weeks. ☊ past ☊
The past month has been really busy at work. ☊ past ☊
past events ☊ past ☊
From past experience I'd say he'd probably forgotten the time. ☊ past ☊
past and present students of the college ☊ past ☊
Let's forget about who was more to blame—it's all past history. ☊ past ☊
I used to go there often in the past. ☊ past ☊
the recent/distant past ☊ past ☊
She looked back on the past without regret. ☊ past ☊
Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past. ☊ past ☊
We don't know anything about his past. ☊ past ☊
They say she has a 'past' (= bad things in her past life that she wishes to keep secret). ☊ past ☊
half past two ☊ past ☊
ten (minutes) past six ☊ past ☊
There's a bus at twenty minutes past the hour (= at 1.20, 2.20, etc.). ☊ past ☊
We arrived at two o'clock and left at ten past (= ten minutes past two). ☊ past ☊
It was past midnight when we got home. ☊ past ☊
We live in the house just past the church. ☊ past ☊
He hurried past them without stopping. ☊ past ☊
He just walked straight past us! ☊ past ☊
Unemployment is now past the 3 million mark. ☊ past ☊
The flowers are past their best. ☊ past ☊
He's past his prime. ☊ past ☊
She's long past retirement age. ☊ past ☊
Honestly, I'm past caring what happens (= I can no longer be bothered to care). ☊ past ☊
I called out to him as he ran past. ☊ past ☊
A week went past and nothing had changed. ☊ past ☊
The company has been performing poorly over the past year. ☊ perform ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
two large plates of pasta ☊ plate ☊
epic/lyric/pastoral, etc. poetry ☊ poetry ☊
Pour the sauce over the pasta. ☊ pour ☊
a list of all club members, past and present ☊ present ☊
You've got to forget the past and start living in the present. ☊ present ☊
It's amazing how much computers have come down in price over the past few years. ☊ price ☊
It's (a) quarter to four now—I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. ☊ quarter ☊
The days seemed to race past. ☊ race ☊
Have you used it recently (= in the recent past)? ☊ recently ☊
He received the award in recognition of his success over the past year. ☊ recognition ☊
reduce sth by sth: Costs have been reduced by 20% over the past year. ☊ reduce ☊
in the remote past/future ☊ remote ☊
They brushed rudely past us. ☊ rudely ☊
rumour (about sth): Some malicious rumours are circulating about his past. ☊ rumour ☊
My college years seemed to rush past. ☊ rush ☊
a pasta salad ☊ salad ☊
dark secrets from his past ☊ secret ☊
Job security (= the guarantee that you will keep your job) is a thing of the past. ☊ security ☊
For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives. ☊ separate ☊
Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve immediately. ☊ serve ☊
Cool pastel shades are just right for summer. ☊ shade ☊
The whole house shakes when a train goes past. ☊ shake ☊
I've had my share of luck in the past. ☊ share ☊
Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years. ☊ shift ☊
Profits have increased significantly over the past few years. ☊ significantly ☊
Mix the flour with the milk to form a smooth paste. ☊ smooth ☊
A car flashed past them at speed (= fast). ☊ speed ☊
to squeeze a tube of toothpaste ☊ squeeze ☊
Cars filed past in an endless stream. ☊ stream ☊
This arrangement has operated successfully for the past six years. ☊ successfully ☊
You'll need a large smooth surface for rolling out the pastry. ☊ surface ☊
A shoal of fish swam past. ☊ swim ☊
Table 2 shows how prices and earnings have increased over the past 20 years. ☊ table ☊
Her technique has improved a lot over the past season. ☊ technique ☊
Roll out the pastry to a thickness of 1 cm. ☊ thickness ☊
He never comes to see me these days (= now, as compared with the past). ☊ this ☊
At one time (= at a period of time in the past) Emily was my best friend. ☊ time ☊
The time is now half past ten. ☊ time ☊
We live just up the road, past the post office. ☊ up ☊
You have to use the past tense. ☊ use ☊
I moved my legs out of the way so that she could get past. ☊ out of the way ☊
I must be going home; it's way past my bedtime. ☊ way ☊
A car swept past with Laura at the wheel. ☊ wheel ☊
whistle at sb/sth: Workmen whistled at her as she walked past. ☊ whistle ☊
For a quick lunch you can't go wrong with pasta. ☊ you can't go wrong (with sth) ☊
passé ☊ j’étais prisonnier de mon passé ☊
occupation ☊ lire et faire l’amour sont ses occupations préférées ☊
autrefois ☊ nous nous sommes aimés autrefois ☊
coller ☊ les timbres étaient bien collés sur ces cartes postales ☊
pâte ☊ ils mangent du riz et des pâtes tous les jours ☊
pasteur ☊ elle aime mieux le pasteur que le Jésuite ☊