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How to Make Past Continuous in Infinite Craft

Past Continuous is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 45 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Progressive. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseProgressivePast Continuous

Marathon45 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 672 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 45 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWindDust
  2. 2DustFireAsh
  3. 3WaterWindWave
  4. 4EarthWaveSand
  5. 5FireSandGlass
  6. 6GlassSandHourglass
  7. 7FireHourglassTime
  8. 8AshTimeHistory
  9. 9FireWaterSteam
  10. 10GlassSteamMirror
  11. 11HistoryMirrorPast
  12. 12FireWindSmoke
  13. 13SmokeWaterFog
  14. 14EarthWaterPlant
  15. 15FogPlantMushroom
  16. 16EarthMushroomToadstool
  17. 17PlantWindDandelion
  18. 18DandelionPlantWeed
  19. 19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
  20. 20DustWindSandstorm
  21. 21SandstormWaterOasis
  22. 22OasisPlantDate
  23. 23DateWaterDating
  24. 24DatingEarthMarriage
  25. 25EarthMarriageDivorce
  26. 26DandelionDustWish
  27. 27WaterWishGenie
  28. 28DivorceGenieSingle
  29. 29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
  30. 30PastTriplePast Tense
  31. 31EarthEarthMountain
  32. 32FireSteamEngine
  33. 33EarthEngineTractor
  34. 34MountainTractorBulldozer
  35. 35MountainMountainMountain Range
  36. 36PlantSteamTea
  37. 37Mountain RangeTeaTea Party
  38. 38BulldozerTea PartyCongress
  39. 39BulldozerCongressProgress
  40. 40DustEarthPlanet
  41. 41FirePlanetSun
  42. 42FireSunSolar
  43. 43PlanetSolarSystem
  44. 44ProgressSystemProgressive
  45. 45Past TenseProgressivePast Continuous
Crafting tree
1Earth + Windโ†’ Dust2Dust + Fireโ†’ Ash3Water + Windโ†’ Wave4Earth + Waveโ†’ Sand5Fire + Sandโ†’ Glass6Glass + Sandโ†’ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglassโ†’ Time8Ash + Timeโ†’ History9Fire + Waterโ†’ Steam10Glass + Steamโ†’ Mirror11History + Mirrorโ†’ Past12Fire + Windโ†’ Smoke13Smoke + Waterโ†’ Fog14Earth + Waterโ†’ Plant15Fog + Plantโ†’ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroomโ†’ Toadstool17Plant + Windโ†’ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plantโ†’ Weed19Toadstool + Weedโ†’ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Windโ†’ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Waterโ†’ Oasis22Oasis + Plantโ†’ Date23Date + Waterโ†’ Dating24Dating + Earthโ†’ Marriage25Earth + Marriageโ†’ Divorce26Dandelion + Dustโ†’ Wish27Water + Wishโ†’ Genie28Divorce + Genieโ†’ Single29Magic Mushroom + Singleโ†’ Triple30Past + Tripleโ†’ Past Tense31Earth + Earthโ†’ Mountain32Fire + Steamโ†’ Engine33Earth + Engineโ†’ Tractor34Mountain + Tractorโ†’ Bulldozer35Mountain + Mountainโ†’ Mountain Range36Plant + Steamโ†’ Tea37Mountain Range + Teaโ†’ Tea Party38Bulldozer + Tea Partyโ†’ Congress39Bulldozer + Congressโ†’ Progress40Dust + Earthโ†’ Planet41Fire + Planetโ†’ Sun42Fire + Sunโ†’ Solar43Planet + Solarโ†’ System44Progress + Systemโ†’ Progressive45Past Tense + Progressiveโ†’ Past Continuous

Other ways to make Past Continuous

2 combinations are known to produce Past Continuous. Here are 2 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce Past Continuous
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseProgressivePast Continuous
Past tenseProgressivePast Continuous

Past Continuous at a glance

Steps to craft
45
Marathon
Crafting depth
67
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
2
ways to make it
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 45 steps

Similar effort to Past Continuous, if you want something else to chase.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past Continuous in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Progressive. The full path from the base elements takes 45 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past Continuous?

45 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Past Continuous hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 45 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past Continuous?

Yes. 2 combinations are known to produce Past Continuous, and the shortest route is shown above.

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