What’s the Past Tense of Grow? Grew or Grown?
The past tense of grow is grew. The past participle is grown, as in, ‘They have grown so much since we last saw them!’
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How to Use Sit or Sat? (Which is Correct?)
Both the past tense and past participle form of sit are sat. Sit is in the present tense, and sitting is the present participle.
What’s an Idiom? (List of 100+ Idioms in English)
Idioms are phrases particular to a language, where taken as a whole it means something different from the words in isolation.
What is the Past Tense of Teach?
The verb teach has two forms altogether: to teach (present tense), and taught (past tense and past participle form of the verb, teach).
Plural-Only Nouns (Explanation & Examples)
In English, items that are made up of parts, pieces and pairs are called plural-only nouns, also known as non-singular nouns.
What Are Contractions? Commonly Used Contractions
Contractions are words that have been conjoined through the use of an apostrophe, and the omission of certain letters and sounds: haven’t, wouldn’t couldn’t.
What’s the Past Tense of Burn? Burned or Burnt?
Burned and burnt are both past tenses of the verb “burn”. British English prefers burnt, whereas American English uses burned.
Brung or Brought: How to Use the Past Tense of Bring?
Bring is the present tense. Brought is both the past tense and past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Fly? Flew or Flown?
To fly is the present tense. Flew is the simple past, and flown is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Lead?
The past tense of the transitive verb ‘to lead’, is ‘led’ (rhymed with fed).