How to say past in Japanese

JLPTN1
過ぎ★【すぎsugi】

noun / suffix noun:

  • past; after
  • too (much); over- (e.g. eating) - usually written using kana alone

Example Sentences

９０歳sai以上ijou生きるikiruことkotoはha決してkesshiteまれmareではないdehanai。
It's not at all rare to live to be over ninety years old.
過去kakoはha知らshiraれreてteいるiruがga変えkaeられrareないnai。未来miraiはha未知michiだdaがga変えるkaeruことkotoがgaできるdekiru。
The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
仮定法過去kateihoukakoのno場合baaiｂｅ動詞doushiはhaすべてsubeteｗｅｒｅになるninaruんだndaよyo？
With the subjunctive past all the 'be' verbs become 'were', OK?
例文reibunはha過去進行形kakoshinkougataのno文bunですdesu。皆さんminasanはha進行形shinkougataをwo学習gakushuuするsuruときtoki、どのようにdonoyouni教わりましたosowarimashitaかka？
The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
現在完了genzaikanryouはha、過去kako～現在genzaiとtoいうiu長いnagaiスパンSUPANをwo表現hyougenするsuruものmonoですdesu。
The present perfect expresses the long span from past to present.

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