What’s the Past Tense of Bet? Bet or Betted?
For the safe bet, stick to bet. Bet uses one form for the most part, and is just bet. Betted is a nonstandard past form of bet (present tense).
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Is it Cost or Costed? What’s the Past Tense of Cost?
Cost only has one form, which is cost. Cost is a single-form verb that stays the same no matter the tense.
What’s the Past Tense of Run?
To run is the simple present tense. Ran is the simple past tense form of run, and run is also the past participle form of the verb.
What’s the Past Tense of Strike? Struck or Stricken?
The past tense and participle of strike is struck. The adjectival past participle is stricken, as in, a grief-stricken widow.
What’s the Past Tense of Seek? Seeked or Sought?
The verb seek only has one past tense form, sought. Sought is both the past tense and past participle of seek (present tense).
What Are Acronyms?
Acronyms are a type of abbreviation where each word in a series or phrase forms a single word that’s pronounced differently, like YOLO (You Only Live Once).
What Are Auxiliary Verbs?
Auxiliary verbs (have/has) play a supporting role in sentences by joining participles to reflect tense/aspect/count/voice.
What’s the Past Tense of Breed? Breeded or Bred?
The verb, breed, has two forms: breed and bred. That’s it; the past tense and participle forms are both bred.
What’s the Past Tense of Stick? Stick or Stuck?
The verb stick has two forms: stick and stuck. Stick is the present tense; stuck is the past simple and the past participle form of the verb.
What’s the Past Tense of Steal? Stole or Stolen?
To steal (present tense), stole (simple past tense); and stolen (past participle).