past

passato

Tempo prima del presente e ciò che è accaduto allora.

In inglese semplice: The time before now, including things that happened then.

• Life was different in the past.
• She rarely talks about her past.
• We learned from mistakes made in the recent past.

Come si usa: in the past (People travelled more slowly in the past.)

Sinonimi: earlier times, bygone days

Contrari: future, present

Espressioni comuni: in the past, distant past, recent past, remember the past

passato

Forma del verbo usata per parlare di fatti avvenuti prima del presente.

In inglese semplice: A verb form used to talk about things that happened before now.

• Use the past in this sentence.
• We practised the simple past today.
• What is the past of “bring”?

Come si usa: the past of a verb (The past of “go” is “went”.)

Sinonimi: past tense

Espressioni comuni: simple past, past of something, in the past

scorso, ultimo

Riferito a un periodo di tempo appena trascorso.

In inglese semplice: Referring to a period of time that has just gone by.

• The past week has been busy.
• We have moved twice in the past year.
• Have you seen her during the past few days?

Sinonimi: last, previous

Contrari: next, coming

Espressioni comuni: past week, past year, past few days

passato, finito

Già terminato o che non accade più.

In inglese semplice: Already finished or no longer happening.

• The danger is past now.
• Those difficult days are long past.
• When the worst was past, we began repairing the house.

Sinonimi: over, finished, ended

Contrari: ongoing

Espressioni comuni: danger is past, trouble is past, long past

oltre

Passando accanto a qualcuno o qualcosa e proseguendo.

In inglese semplice: Moving by someone or something and continuing beyond them.

• A bus went past.
• He walked past without saying hello.
• Did you see the bird fly past?

Sinonimi: by

Espressioni comuni: walk past, drive past, go past, rush past

davanti a, oltre

Indica il passaggio accanto a qualcuno o qualcosa mentre si prosegue.

In inglese semplice: By the side of someone or something, while moving further along.

• Walk past the shop.
• We drove past your house yesterday.
• A cat ran past me and disappeared.

Come si usa: past someone/something (She walked past me without stopping.)

Sinonimi: by

Espressioni comuni: past the door, walk past something, drive past someone

oltre, dopo

Al di là di un luogo, punto, momento o quantità.

In inglese semplice: Further than a place, point, time, or amount.

• It is ten past six.
• Their house is just past the bridge.
• The spending has gone past our agreed limit.

Come si usa: past a time/place/limit (We stayed up past midnight.)

Sinonimi: beyond

Espressioni comuni: past midnight, half past ten, past the limit, past the bridge

oltre

Indica che non si è più in grado o disposti a fare o provare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: No longer able or willing to do or feel something.

• I’m past caring now.
• By midnight, she was past feeling hungry.
• He was past hoping for an apology.

Come si usa: be past doing something (I’m past worrying about what they think.)

Sinonimi: beyond

Espressioni comuni: past caring, past worrying, past hope