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There are a few questions about past vs. passeedpassed, but it seems to me that this is very much a subtle matter, where small changes can change the answer, so here is yet another one!.

If you were to say, "Go past/passed the store, then take a left.", would it be pastpast or passed?passed?

A friend of mine insists that it is "passed,"passed, but I disagree. She is so convinced that it is "passed"passed that she believes I am being willfully ignorant. I am not an expert in the English language, so it's possible that I'm wrong, but it would be a surprise to me if I were. So, StackExchange, what's the verdict? Who's right?

There are a few questions about past vs. passeed, but it seems to me that this is very much a subtle matter, where small changes can change the answer, so here is yet another one!

If you were to say, "Go past/passed the store, then take a left.", would it be past or passed?

A friend of mine insists that it is "passed," but I disagree. She is so convinced that it is "passed" that she believes I am being willfully ignorant. I am not an expert in the English language, so it's possible that I'm wrong, but it would be a surprise to me if I were. So, StackExchange, what's the verdict? Who's right?

There are a few questions about past vs. passed, but it seems to me that this is very much a subtle matter, where small changes can change the answer, so here is yet another one.

If you were to say, "Go past/passed the store, then take a left.", would it be past or passed?

A friend of mine insists that it is passed, but I disagree. She is so convinced that it is passed that she believes I am being willfully ignorant. I am not an expert in the English language, so it's possible that I'm wrong, but it would be a surprise to me if I were. So, StackExchange, what's the verdict? Who's right?

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"Past" or "passed"?

There are a few questions about past vs. passeed, but it seems to me that this is very much a subtle matter, where small changes can change the answer, so here is yet another one!

If you were to say, "Go past/passed the store, then take a left.", would it be past or passed?

A friend of mine insists that it is "passed," but I disagree. She is so convinced that it is "passed" that she believes I am being willfully ignorant. I am not an expert in the English language, so it's possible that I'm wrong, but it would be a surprise to me if I were. So, StackExchange, what's the verdict? Who's right?