of, concerning, all the time before the present
preceding, done
Cases of word usage
1) something out of date either now or in a description of past events (anachronism)
2) past form of can (could)
3) (used with the past participle of another verb (e.g. moved, done) to form) a: the present perfect tense, b: the past perfect tense, c: the future perfect tense, d: the perfect conditional tense (have)
4) (the study of) the branch of knowledge dealing with the past events of a country, a continent or the world (history)
5) knowledge, especially from the past or possessed by a class of people (lore)
6) (used to tell a person about a present or past duty or obligation) (used to express an opinion, give advice etc about the present or past) (ought)
7) a person who walks past a person, place etc in the street (passerby)
8) a medical examination made after death; a review of an event etc in the past (postmortem)
9) something that belonged to a saint, kept as an object of reverence; something from the past that keeps memories alive (relic)
10) to talk or write about past events and experiences (reminisce)