Past or Passed

[Supernick]

If I want to say "Now that we're past/passed the New Year, which is gramatically correct?" I don't know why this has me stumped

[raysparx1]

I think it is in the "past" and the new year has now "passed" but I am a bit thick so I am probably wrong.

[OBonio]

passed... it implies movement of some sort, as in to pass something.

[PinkFizz]

I agree with Ray.

[Octavius]

in the context I imagine it is "we're past" alternatively you would use "we have passed".

[raysparx1]

So are we both thick pinkie ? lol

[curlylfim]

ray your certainly not thick in my eyes, more wise i think


i think the problem is that the word should be used after the new year
ie.
now the new year has passed

or
now the new year is in the past

[raysparx1]

Thank you curly never been called wise, I think you have explained it really clearly.

[zimzam]

I thought it was pi$$ed? Maybe its my pronounciation.

[Supernick]

Good news. My hunch was corrct. Cheers

[whiffey]

passed is the past tense of the verb pass, while past is a noun or an adjective. So 2006 has passed into the past.

The Khyber is a mountain pass and I have a hangover which will not pass.

Past with a y is Pasty as spawned by Greggs, now whatever happened to him and Toad ?

[zimzam]

whiffey? can you type your answer again - very very slowly?

[PinkFizz]

So Ray - were we right or not? lol

[raysparx1]

I think so pink.!!!

[Lore]

whiffey, Pasty was on 'Just the two of us' singing along with Carol Decker - poor thing was voted off in the first round.

but getting back to the question..

Now that we're past the New Year....

or

Now that New Year has passed....