What is the fastest way to get Past tense in Infinite Craft?

The fastest known route is the 40-step path ending in Past Tense + Rhythm. Longer routes exist but require more combinations.

How to Make Past tense in Infinite Craft

Past tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 40 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus Rhythm. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseRhythmPast tense

Marathon40 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 572 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 40 combinations in order.

1EarthWindDust
2DustFireAsh
3WaterWindWave
4EarthWaveSand
5FireSandGlass
6GlassSandHourglass
7FireHourglassTime
8AshTimeHistory
9FireWaterSteam
10GlassSteamMirror
11HistoryMirrorPast
12FireWindSmoke
13SmokeWaterFog
14EarthWaterPlant
15FogPlantMushroom
16EarthMushroomToadstool
17PlantWindDandelion
18DandelionPlantWeed
19ToadstoolWeedMagic Mushroom
20DustWindSandstorm
21SandstormWaterOasis
22OasisPlantDate
23DateWaterDating
24DatingEarthMarriage
25EarthMarriageDivorce
26DandelionDustWish
27WaterWishGenie
28DivorceGenieSingle
29Magic MushroomSingleTriple
30PastTriplePast Tense
31FireSteamEngine
32DustEarthPlanet
33EnginePlanetSaturn
34EarthSaturnTitan
35SaturnTitanRhea
36FirePlanetSun
37FireSunSolar
38PlanetSolarSystem
39RheaSystemRhythm
40Past TenseRhythmPast tense

Crafting tree

Other ways to make Past tense

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

Alternative combinations that produce Past tense
First	Second	Result
Past Tense	Rhythm	Past tense
Past Tense	Pitches	Past tense

What you can make with Past tense

Past tenseSmokebird Smoked Bird
Past tenseSouthern California Pasadena
Past tenseSalty Dragon Salted Dragon
Past tenseSea-tractor Sextractor
Past tenseSteam Plantain Steamed Plantain
Past tenseSalty Cod Salted Cod
Past tenseSteampunk Mother Steampunk Mom
Past tenseTerror Dragon Terror Dino
Past tenseSmokeout Smoked Out
Past tenseSteampunk Pilot Steampunk Past
Past tenseSteam Anagram Time and Space
Past tensePizza Punk Pizza Pun
Past tensePink Lego Pink Legos
Past tensePink Nike Pink Nikes
Past tenseTitanic Truck Titanic Wreck
Past tenseSuperjet Supersonic
Past tenseThrow Threw
Past tensePoison Surfroller Poison Surfing
Past tenseReparations Repast
Past tenseSodium Hydride Sodium Hydrate
Past tensePea Soup Was Soup
Past tensePeach Tree Past Peach Tree
Past tensePele Peleset
Past tensePine Forest Pine Past

Past tense at a glance

Steps to craft: 40; Marathon
Crafting depth: 57; longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes: 2; ways to make it
Used in: 16,026; other combinations

Other elements that take 40 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make Past tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with Rhythm. The full path from the base elements takes 40 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Past tense?

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

Is Past tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 40 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Past tense?

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