形容词

1. I've been ill for the past three weeks.
我三周来一直在生病。

介词

1. The old man is past work.
那老头已干不了活了。

2. It is past my power.
这是我力所不及的。

名词

1. In the past he had to read by candlelight.
过去他只得在烛光下攻读。

租房

A：(Prices/ rents) have really gone up the past couple of years.
（房价/房租）这几年真的提高不少。

B：Yeah.
是呀。

时间和日期

A：What is the correct time, please?
请问现在标准时间几点？

B：It’s exactly twelve minutes past seven.
现在是七点十二分。

A：When will the lecture begin?
讲座什么时候开始？

B：It’ll begin at nine o’clock sharp.
正九点开始。

时间和日期

A：Could you tell me the right time, please?
你能告诉我准确的时间吗？

B：Well, my watch says five past two, but it’s no use relying on it, because it has been gaining and losing these last few days.
啊，我的表是两点过五分，但是靠不住，因为最近几天这表不是快就是慢。

A：You’ll have to get it fixed.
你还是去修理一下吧。

B：Yes, I will.
是，我要去修了。

1. past：process accessible segment table; 过程可存取段表

noun

1. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past

Synonym: past tense

2. the time that has elapsed

e.g. forget the past

Synonym: past timesyesteryear

3. a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)

e.g. reporters dug into the candidate's past