Commonly Confused Words: Passed vs Past

1. She _____ the test with flying colors. (a) passed (b) past

• e) pasting

• c) pasted

• d) paste

• a

2. The _____ few days have been quite challenging. (a) passed (b) past

• passed

• pasted

• past

• pasted

3. I _____ by the park on my way to work. (a) passed (b) past

• c) pace

• a

• e) paddle

• d) path

4. The _____ is behind us now. (a) passed (b) past

• a

• d) paste

• e) pasting

• c) pasted

5. Have you _____ your driving test yet? (a) passed (b) past

• d) drove

• b) past

• c) failed

• a) passed

6. The _____ year has been full of surprises. (a) passed (b) past

• passed away

• past

• passed by

• passed

7. She _____ the finish line first. (a) passed (b) past

• a

• c) paced

• d) paste

• e) pest

8. The _____ few weeks have been a blur. (a) passed (b) past

• pasted

• past

• passed

• pust

9. We _____ the old house on our way to the new one. (a) passed (b) past

• d) post

• a

• e) pased

• c) paced

10. The _____ is a foreign country to him. (a) passed (b) past

• past

• pasta

• passed

• paste