tick past
tick past · ticks past · ticked past · ticking past
To continue over timeTo continue over time.
Meaning
1 sensesTo continue over time.
The years just continue to tick past.
The bad election results kept coming in, ticking past me one by one on the bottom of the television screen.
Forms
ticks past, ticking past, ticked past, ticked past| Base form | tick past · to tick past |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ticks past |
| Present participle | ticking past |
| Past simple | ticked past |
| Past participle | ticked past |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle