Which word is correctly used in the sentence?

we stood by while the deer our path.

passed
past

The correct word would be 'passed' because it is the past tense version of the verb 'to pass,' and is the verb we want to use. 'Past,' however, is a noun generally referring to previous events or history, and we don't use that because we need a verb, not a noun.

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