Past

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Fri, 2012-08-24 12:48

Past

I planted it with my Mum when I was a kid and it’s grown right up past my bedroom window.

I'm pretty sure this is right. Past or Passed?

Past the bedroom window is space. It's movement because it's growing, so it's not time as in history past. And yet, I'm pretty sure that it is past in this sentence ... why?

Or am I wrong and it is passed? I don't know now.

Please somebody explain this bloody rule to me beyond passed is something moving past something and past is time gone by. I get that ... but what about the sub-clauses? I still don't get it.

Fri, 2012-08-24 13:09

ItsSteveDave

'It's grown right up past my bedroom window.' 'Now it's grown up, it has passed my bedroom window.' I'm pretty sure that's how it is Sooz, but I could be wrong!

Fri, 2012-08-24 14:49

Denzella

Sooz, I don't know if this might help. WRONG: PASSED/PAST If you are referring to a distance or a period of time before now, use “past”: “the police car drove past the suspect’s house” (distance) or “the team performed well in the past” (time). If you are describing the action of passing, however, you need to use “passed“: “when John passed the gravy, he spilled it on his lap,” “the teacher was astonished that none of the students had passed the test,” “after a brief illness, he passed away.” Remember that no matter however you have ”passed the time” you have never “past the time,” not even in the distant past. “Past” can be an adjective, a noun, a preposition, or an adverb, but never a verb. If you need to write the past tense of the verb “to pass,” use “passed.” Gave me something to do to pass the time Moya

Fri, 2012-08-24 15:31

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TVR

Hats off to you Moya. I think you have explained the differences very well, far better than my attempt.

TVR

Fri, 2012-08-24 15:15

TVR

Hi Sooz, Steve is spot on. Basically, 'past' can be used as a noun, an adjective, or a preposition. 'Passed' (past tense) and pass (present) are verbs. e.g. "Back in those days I had a Bonneville that passed (verb pt) everything on the road, but that's all in the past (noun) now." Also can be used like this: "My best years are 'past' me." In the latter sentence the word 'past' becomes a 'prepostion'. And in this sentence: Time doth 'hasten' past... ...'past' is used as an adjective. Confused? Not as much as I am. Sooz. It's all bollocks anyway, just use your intuition. Trev

TVR

Fri, 2012-08-24 15:53

Denzella

Hello Trev, Can't take the credit for what I have posted with this one. I Googled and also looked on a site called Grammarly Handbook and Grammarly Words as well as two books. See you in St Louis Moya Actually I needed a distraction 'cos I've got to get a script for another play ready to take out next Wednesday and I'm having terrible trouble with my computer's formatting so I'm well Pissed or is it Pist off? Me again

Fri, 2012-08-24 18:32

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TVR

Good luck with that, Moya.

TVR

Fri, 2012-08-24 16:02

Sooz006

Eveybody knows its pisster.

Fri, 2012-08-24 16:05

Sooz006

Thanks Guys. I see it, I read it. I even understand it if I thunk on it really hard. .. but I still don't really get it. I just know that next time I use either past or passed I'll have to refer back to this and every time after that. Good luck with the play Moya. I use Celtyx and think it's brilliant. it virtually writes it for you, does all the formatting and you fly through a script in no time.

Fri, 2012-08-24 17:20

#10

Sooz006

Yes, it does the lot. I think it's brilliant. Peej is trying to get me onto another one that he uses, Can't remember the name of it, he says it's even better and it's not free so it probably is ... but I love Celtyx, it's so easy.

Fri, 2012-08-24 17:23

#11

Sooz006

I don't know if this is going to work ... but Int Day kitchen Scott Pass the ketchup, squirt. Stephen Please! And I'm not a squirt. SCOTT Sorry splash. What you so uptight about anyway? STEPHEN You've taken my six point adapter and swapped it with your four one. Did you think I wouldn't notice? I want mine back please. Scott glances sidelong at his father to check his reaction. SCOTT You're such a liar, you probably just forgot to pack it. Too busy reading an encyclopedia or something. You're such a geek. STEPHEN Oh, so it's wrong to be educated now. I suppose you're going to start hanging around the swings with a gang of council estate thugs, smoking dope and thinking you're cool. If I'm a geek, you're a sheep and at least I'm looking towards my future and getting out of this rat pit. Ray sighs, folds the newspaper he was reading in half and slams it down hard on the chipped veneered table. RAY For God's sake, what does a man have to do to get a bit of peace at his table? Can I not just have five minutes at my paper. he lurches across the table pointing at Scott who flinches back out of his way. RAY You leave your brother alone. Why do you have to get on at him all the time, winding him up? He looks over at Stephen and in turn points at him. RAY And you, Little Lord Fucking Fauntleroy there, you think you're better than me? Do you huh? What the fuck do you know, you're thirteen years old. you think you could just go out and get a job tomorrow. Read the paper sonny, instead of all those high brow text books you've always got your nose in. Listen to the news, Unemployment is at an all time high. Do you think I want us to live here. Do you think I was happy when they repossessed the house? Eh? You know nothing.I hope you do son. I hope you do get out of here and leave us all behind, but boy, don't you sit in judgment until you know what you're talking about. You're no better than me. STEPHEN At least I'm not sitting at the dining table in my vest. Ray makes a lunge for Stephen but the boy is faster and grabbing a slice or bread and butter from a plate in the middle of the table, he runs from the room. the flat door slams and we hear Stephen's footsteps pounding down the concrete stairs outside the flat. Just to show you how well it formats.

Fri, 2012-08-24 18:36

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TVR

Works or not, I reckon your script's working, Sooz, and that's the important thing.

TVR

Fri, 2012-08-24 17:24

#13

Sooz006

Damn, it didn't work. The headers are highlighted in a blue box. Names are centralised. One letter typing to identify characters. Automatically formats and has all kinds of little tracking tricks and boxes. I think it's amazing.

Fri, 2012-08-24 20:35

#14

Linda Wigzell Cress

Passed is a verb. Past isn't. Linda

Linda