What’s the Past Tense of Steal? Stole or Stolen?
January 16, 2023
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To steal (present tense), stole (simple past tense); and stolen (past participle).
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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 the Verb ‘Sting’?
January 16, 2023
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Sting (not the man/singer, the verb) is the simple present. Stung is the past simple and past participle form of sting, (I was stung by a bee, and now my arm is swollen.)
What’s the Past Tense of Throw? Threw or Thrown?
January 16, 2023
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Throw is the present tense. Threw is the simple past, and thrown is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Lose?
January 15, 2023
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The past tense and past participle forms of the verb lose are both lost.
What’s the Past Tense of Wear?
January 15, 2023
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To wear is the present tense; wore is the past tense, and worn is the past participle form of the verb.
What’s the Past Tense of Buy? Brought or Bought?
January 14, 2023
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The verb buy has two forms: buy and bought. Bought is the past tense and past participle form of buy.
Is it Sped or Speeded? What’s the Past Tense of Speed?
January 14, 2023
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Both sped and speeded are accepted past tense and past participle forms of the verb speed, though sped is the preferred past participle.
Take, Took, or Taken: What’s the Correct Past Tense of Take?
January 14, 2023
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Taken (not the Liam Neeson movie) is the past participle form of take. Take is the present tense, and took is the past tense.
What’s the Past Tense of Freeze? Froze or Frozen?
January 14, 2023
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To freeze is the present, froze is the past, and had frozen is the past participle form of the verb freeze.
What’s the Past Tense of Hide? Is it Hid or Hidden?
January 14, 2023
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To hide is the present tense. Hid is the simple past, and hidden is the participle form of the verb hide.