Particle guide
Phrasal verbs with past
The particle past starts from one core idea — movement beyond a point, surface, or difficulty. Sink In groups its verbs by the recurring ways that idea plays out, so verbs that look unrelated line up into patterns.
5 phrasal verbs · 3 meaning groups
Passing
A person or thing continues beyond a physical point, person, or obstacle.
Usual verb + particle uses
The verb keeps its normal meaning. The particle adds its usual direction or relation.
move past
Continue beyond a place or point
“Maya and Leo moved past the first security check as the club queue went forward.”
“We moved past the first checkpoint before noon.”
“Maya and Leo's train moved past the last city station before noon.”
Beyond the Surface
Attention goes beyond a visible detail, appearance, or excuse to notice what is more important.
Beyond Difficulty
A difficult event, feeling, or limit stops controlling what a person can do next.
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Practice the past patterns in Sink In
The app turns each meaning group into short review cards: recognition, particle cloze, meaning-to-particle recall, and schema matching.
- Learn the pattern behind dozens of verbs at once — not one-off translations.
- Spaced repetition (SM-2) brings each meaning back right before you forget.
- Four practice modes train recall and discrimination, not just recognition.
