Past

Past

1. Having already happened. Our days of world travel has passed.
2. Of a period of time; having just gone by; previous. We bought a new car this past year.
3. Beyond in place, quantity, or time. It is 5 past 10. It was the room past mine.
4. In a direction that passes. I watched him walk past the store.
5. (grammar) Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened. The past tense of cry is cried.

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Shown is a sign showing the relationship of the past