Vergangenheit 
quá khứ 
past 
She does not care about my past. ☊ 
Cô ấy không quan tâm đến quá khứ của tôi. ☊ Abstract Objects 3 the past, the present, the future ☊ Quá khứ, hiện tại và tương lai. ☊ Military past ☊ Quá khứ ☊ Military like: quá khứ → →
die Vergangenheit ☊ quá khứ ☊ 
☊ Der Mann hatte in der Vergangenheit immer wieder Frauen belästigt und in vielen Bars Schlägereien angefangen. ☊ Trong quá khứ người đàn ông đã từng luôn quấy rối phụ nữ và đánh nhau trong nhiều quán Bar. ☊ (Lektion 63, Nr. 890) danger that...: There is a danger that the political disorder of the past will return. ☊ danger ☊
in the old days (= in the past) ☊ day ☊
She knew from past experience that Ann would not give up easily. ☊ experience ☊
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. ☊ face ☊
far back: The band made their first record as far back as 1990. ☊ far ☊
fly by/past: Summer has just flown by. ☊ fly ☊
Do you know how to form the past tense? ☊ form ☊
I have never tried to hide the truth about my past. ☊ hide ☊
images of the past ☊ image ☊
She kept her past secret from us all. ☊ keep ☊
scientific discoveries which help to map our distant past ☊ map ☊
His past is shrouded in mystery (= not much is known about it). ☊ mystery ☊
in times past ☊ past ☊
The time for discussion is past. ☊ 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 ☊
She was, in her own favourite phrase, 'a woman without a past'. ☊ phrase ☊
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 (a) quarter to four now—I'll meet you at (a) quarter past. ☊ quarter ☊
Have you used it recently (= in the recent past)? ☊ recently ☊
in the remote past/future ☊ remote ☊
risk sth: He risked a glance at her furious face. ☊ risk ☊
rumour (about sth): Some malicious rumours are circulating about his past. ☊ rumour ☊
dark secrets from his past ☊ secret ☊
Job security (= the guarantee that you will keep your job) is a thing of the past. ☊ security ☊
I've had my share of luck in the past. ☊ share ☊
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 ☊
You have to use the past tense. ☊ use ☊