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- "Ils passent devant nous."
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DenisBouch7
1571
I would say "They pass us" when a car passes us on a highway and "They pass by us" as a parade is passing by as I stand on the side.
Graeme674308
1812
Aaron. You are correct insofar as "before" can refer to time or place but your example us incorrect. He stands before us implies he is in a court and we are the jurors. In which case before is a preposition and takes the accusative case - us. If you want to say that he appears earlier, you'd have to say he appears before we (do).