The recorder has more or less retained its past form.

On past form he need fear no let-up in the fight.

Through the years, some players have returned to their past form easier than others.

Their past forms are often used to refer to present or future time: He might be there now.

In addition, they show movement or motion to the relative location which past forms cannot.

Some things about the coming election have run ominously true to past form.

On past form, secondary schools in Conservative areas will be the first to take the plunge.

Try as they might, they simply could not reverse past form.

If so, on past form only a third of the electorate will bother to go to the polls.

On past form, expect it to be a major time-sucker.