Is it Swore or Sworn? What’s the Past Tense of Swear?
March 7, 2023
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Swore is the simple past tense, whereas sworn is the past participle form of the present tense verb, swear.
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Do you ever catch yourself questioning the correct past tense of a certain verb, like ‘dream’: is it dreamed or dreamt? Similarly, other confusing verbs, like spelled or spelt, burned or burnt, or what about speed or speeded?
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The proper past tenses of verbs (and all of their other tenses) will make sense once you understand what each of them mean, their proper construction and how they denote actions or events in relation to time. We get into the twelve principal tenses in English, and include worksheets/practice questions for you to practice your own self-mastery of the past tense of verbs, along their their other tense forms.
What’s the Past Tense of Grow? Grew or Grown?
March 6, 2023
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The past tense of grow is grew. The past participle is grown, as in, ‘They have grown so much since we last saw them!’
What’s the Past Tense of “Sew”? Sewed or Sewn?
March 6, 2023
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The past tense of sew is sewed. The past participle is either sewed or sewn (sewn being preferred in UK English).
What’s the Past Tense of “Shoot”? Shoot or Shot?
March 1, 2023
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To shoot has one past tense and participle form, both of which are shot. Shoot is an irregular verb with two forms altogether.
Burst or Bursted: What’s the Past Tense of Burst?
February 28, 2023
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Burst is an irregular verb with one form. Like other irregular verbs (set, cut, hurt, and shut), burst does not change its form to reflect tense.
Split vs. Splitted: What’s the Past Tense of Split?
February 28, 2023
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Split is an irregular verb with one form and does not change despite tense.
Hurt or Hurted? What’s the Past Tense of Hurt?
February 21, 2023
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Hurt is the same in the present, past and past participle form of the verb. It’s an irregular verb with one verb form.
Is it Cutted or Cut: Which is the Correct Past Tense of Cut?
February 21, 2023
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Cut is an irregular verb that has one form for the present, past and past participle. Cutting is the present participle, and cuts is the third-person singular.
What’s the Past Tense of Let?
February 21, 2023
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Let is an irregular verb with one past tense form, and that’s let. Let’s is a contraction that combines let + us.
What’s the Past Tense of Put? Put or Putted?
February 21, 2023
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Put is an irregular verb with one form that remains unchanged no matter the tense. It’s similar to other irregular verbs like shut, burst, let, and hurt.