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 missluly
 
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							| hi i�d like to know if it is ok to say past as a mark in an exam?   i saw this in an exam checked by an english teacher at a private school.    thanks in advance   luly |  26 Apr 2011      
					
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 missluly
 
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							| can u help me please ? thanks :)  |  27 Apr 2011     
					
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 MapleLeaf
 
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							| I would use "passed" if you successfully completed the test You passed!   I �d use  �past � in the situation when you don �t want to dredge up the past, you just say: let �s get past this |  27 Apr 2011     
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| A successful grade "passes", so the only correct form is "passed".   He passed the test easily.   In the past, he passed every course.   Bruce |  27 Apr 2011     
					
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 amyi
 
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							| Of course, "passed" is the correct spelling.  However I do think that if you are using this term as a grade written on an exam paper, it should really be "pass" (or "fail").  I would add though, that this is a rather harsh way of expressing a grade. |  27 Apr 2011     
					
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