word usage with homophones - past or passed?

Question

Have you moved **past** that stage now?

Are you **passed** that stage of grief?

Are these correct? If so, why?

Answer 1

You can remember the difference in this way: passed is always a verb, while past is never a verb.

So both of your examples should use "past"

In contrast, if you said, "I have passed that stage of grief," you're using the verb "passed"

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