Also see: Past: "A while ago."
Also see: Past: "A long time ago."
PAST:
The sign for "past" is
made by moving your dominant hand over your dominant shoulder. Your palm should face your body. The more emphasis you give the motion
and/or the larger movement you use indicates further into the past:
Sample sentence: How many did you get wrong on the previous test for this class?
"before"
"last" as in "last night"
previously
Sample sentence: That happened a while ago in 2013.
Use to be...
A while back...
Back when...
Once upon a time, long, long, ago...
Hey man, that's ancient history!
ASL pun: PAST-YOUR-EYES-MILK-[pasteurized-milk]-[pun]
Notes: If you mean "before" as in "before you do that you should do this..." you should use the sign PRIOR-before.
Also see: FUTURE
FINISH
RECENT
LATE
HISTORY
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