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"El pasado" is a form of "pasado", a noun which is often translated as "past". "Es posible" is a phrase which is often translated as "it's possible". Learn more about the difference between "es posible" and "el pasado" below.
es posible(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. it's possible
No nos ha llegado el paquete. Es posible que se haya extraviado en el correo.We didn't get the package. It's possible that it got lost in the mail.
b. possibly
¿Irás a trabajar mañana? - Es posible. Ya me encuentro mejor.Will you go to work tomorrow? - Possibly. I feel better now.
c. maybe
Es posible que no me reconozca. Soy su vecino de arriba.Maybe you don't recognize me. I'm your upstairs neighbor.
d. it could be
¿Habrá quedado nuestro carro sepultado bajo la nieve? - Es posible.Will our car be buried under the snow? - It could be.
f. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Es posible que no venga mañana. Te llamaré para confirmártelo.I might not come tomorrow. I'll call you to let you know.
Es posible que no lleguemos a tiempo a la ceremonia.We may not make it in time for the ceremony.
el pasado(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. past
Me gustaría viajar al pasado para ver cómo hablaba la gente.I would like to travel to the past to see how people spoke.
2. (grammar)
a. past tense
¿Cómo se conjuga el verbo "ser" en el pasado?How do you conjugate the verb "ser" in the past tense?
b. past
Di si la siguiente frase está en pasado, presente o futuro: "El niño jugaba a la pelota".Say if the following sentence is in the past, the present, or the future: "El niño jugaba a la pelota."
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (time)
a. past
No quiero hablar de victorias pasadas; quiero hablar de cómo podemos ganar de nuevo.I don't want to talk about past victories; I want to to talk about how we can win again.
b. overripe (related to fruit)
Este aguacate está pasado. Está marrón por dentro.This avocado is overripe. It's brown inside.
c. stale (not fresh)
El pan está pasado. No lo puedo ni morder.The bread is stale. I can't even bite it.
5. (overcooked)
a. overdone
El pescado está pasado; lo dejamos demasiado tiempo sobre la estufa.The fish is overdone; we left it on the stove too long.
a. outdated
No me vengas a criticar el atuendo a mí, tú con tu ropa pasada.Don't come criticize my outfit in your outdated clothes.
