Sentence examples of "was past" in English
I looked at my watch and noted that it was past five.
J'ai regardé ma montre et ai constaté qu'il était cinq heures passées.
Tom was asserting, judging by the verb in front of him, that the sentence was past tense, while Mary, seeing the gerundive under her eyes, was swearing it was a present.
Tom affirmait, à en juger par le verbe devant lui, que la phrase était au passé tandis que Mary voyant le participe sous ses yeux, jurait que c'était un présent.
The secretary was asked to file past records.
On demanda à la secrétaire de classer les anciennes notes.
"So you think it was John who stole my wallet?". "I don't know, but I wouldn't put it past him."
«Alors tu penses que c'était Jean qui a volé mon portefeuille ?» «Je ne sais pas, mais je pense qu'il en est capable.»
There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.
Il y a toujours eu une minorité ayant peur de quelque chose et une grande majorité ayant peur de l'obscurité, de l'avenir, du passé, du présent, d'eux-mêmes et de leurs propres ombres.
I must have gone past the station while I was taking a nap.
J'ai dû laisser passer la gare pendant que je faisais la sieste.
By means of monthly payments, people can purchase more than in the past.
Au moyen de paiements mensuels, les gens peuvent acheter plus que dans le passé.
She was waiting at the quay as the ship came in.
Elle attendait sur le quai au moment où le bateau rentra.
I tried to pretend I was something I wasn't.
J'essayais de faire semblant d'être quelque chose que je n'étais pas.
In times of crisis one should never idealise the past.
En temps de crise, il ne faut pas idéaliser le passé.
He referred to his past experience in his speech.
Il se référa à son expérience passée dans son discours.
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