American Sign Language:  "past" or "before"

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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:

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 "before"
"last" as in "last night"
previously

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Use to be...
A while back...
Back when...

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Once upon a time, long, long, ago...

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Hey man, that's ancient history!

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