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How to Make The Past Tense in Infinite Craft

The Past Tense is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 42 combinations to get there, and the final one is Past Tense plus The Island. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

Past TenseThe IslandThe Past Tense

Marathon42 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 645 known recipes

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 42 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. 31PlantWaterSwamp
  32. 32PlantSwampVenus Flytrap
  33. 33PlantVenus FlytrapCarnivorous Plant
  34. 34Carnivorous PlantVenus FlytrapAudrey II
  35. 35Audrey IIPlantLittle Shop Of Horrors
  36. 36EarthPlantTree
  37. 37TreeWaterRiver
  38. 38RiverTreePaper
  39. 39EarthPaperMap
  40. 40FogMapLost
  41. 41Little Shop Of HorrorsLostThe Island
  42. 42Past TenseThe IslandThe Past Tense
Crafting tree
1Earth + Wind→ Dust2Dust + Fire→ Ash3Water + Wind→ Wave4Earth + Wave→ Sand5Fire + Sand→ Glass6Glass + Sand→ Hourglass7Fire + Hourglass→ Time8Ash + Time→ History9Fire + Water→ Steam10Glass + Steam→ Mirror11History + Mirror→ Past12Fire + Wind→ Smoke13Smoke + Water→ Fog14Earth + Water→ Plant15Fog + Plant→ Mushroom16Earth + Mushroom→ Toadstool17Plant + Wind→ Dandelion18Dandelion + Plant→ Weed19Toadstool + Weed→ Magic Mushroom20Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm21Sandstorm + Water→ Oasis22Oasis + Plant→ Date23Date + Water→ Dating24Dating + Earth→ Marriage25Earth + Marriage→ Divorce26Dandelion + Dust→ Wish27Water + Wish→ Genie28Divorce + Genie→ Single29Magic Mushroom + Single→ Triple30Past + Triple→ Past Tense31Plant + Water→ Swamp32Plant + Swamp→ Venus Flytrap33Plant + Venus Flytrap→ Carnivorous Plant34Carnivorous Plant + Venus Flytrap→ Audrey II35Audrey II + Plant→ Little Shop Of Horrors36Earth + Plant→ Tree37Tree + Water→ River38River + Tree→ Paper39Earth + Paper→ Map40Fog + Map→ Lost41Little Shop Of Horrors + Lost→ The Island42Past Tense + The Island→ The Past Tense

Other ways to make The Past Tense

5 combinations are known to produce The Past Tense. Here are 5 of them.

Alternative combinations that produce The Past Tense
FirstSecondResult
Past TenseThe IslandThe Past Tense
Past TenseThe YoutrixThe Past Tense
Past TenseThe MostThe Past Tense
Past tenseThe IslandThe Past Tense
Past TenseThe RichThe Past Tense

What you can make with The Past Tense

The Past Tense at a glance

Steps to craft
42
Marathon
Crafting depth
64
longer than 98% of solved elements
Known recipes
5
ways to make it
Used in
10
other combinations

Other elements that take 42 steps

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you make The Past Tense in Infinite Craft?

Combine Past Tense with The Island. The full path from the base elements takes 42 steps.

How many steps does it take to make The Past Tense?

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

Is The Past Tense hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 42 steps it is longer than 98% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make The Past Tense?

Yes. 5 combinations are known to produce The Past Tense, and the shortest route is shown above.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.