Shook or Shaken: What’s the Past Tense of Shake?
March 7, 2023
Shake is the present tense. Shook is the simple past tense, and ‘had shaken’ is the past participle form of shake.
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What’s Past Tense of Wake? Woke or Woken?
March 7, 2023
Wake (present tense) has two past verb forms: woke and woken. Woke is the simple past, and woken is the past participle (used with a
What’s the Past Tense of “Sew”? Sewed or Sewn?
March 6, 2023
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 Grow? Grew or Grown?
March 6, 2023
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 “Shoot”? Shoot or Shot?
March 1, 2023
To shoot has one past tense and participle form, both of which are shot. Shoot is an irregular verb with two forms altogether.
Split vs. Splitted: What’s the Past Tense of Split?
February 28, 2023
Split is an irregular verb with one form and does not change despite tense.
Burst or Bursted: What’s the Past Tense of Burst?
February 28, 2023
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
What’s the Past Tense of Shut? Shut or Shutted?
February 21, 2023
The verb to shut belongs to the category of irregular verbs with only one form. This means that shut remains the same in the past
What’s the Past Tense of Set? Set or Setted?
February 21, 2023
The verb set belongs to the class of irregular verbs with one form, like bet, shut, and hurt, set remains unchanged despite tense.