| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| passed (past tense, past participle), past (adv., adj., n., prep.) |
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| These are homophones undistinguishable in speech other than by use; in written English passed is always the past tense and past participle of the verb pass: I passed Spanish [another milestone, the final exam, a kidney stone]. Past is a noun (She pretends to a shady past), an adjective (That’s all past history), an adverb (Two fire engines went past), and a preposition (We stayed past midnight). | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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