Spoke or Spoken? What’s the Past Tense of Speak?
January 8, 2023
To speak is the present simple tense. Spoke is the simple past tense of speak, and ‘have/had/had spoken’ is the past participle.
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What’s the Past Tense of Shrink? Shrank vs. Shrunk
January 8, 2023
Shrink is the present tense, shrank is the simple past, and shrunk is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Hit?
January 7, 2023
Hit is an irregular verb with one form: the past tense and past participle of hit are just hit.
What’s the Past Tense of Swim? Swam vs. Swum
January 7, 2023
To swim is in the present tense. Swam is in the past tense, and had/have/has swum is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Stink? Stank vs Stunk
January 7, 2023
To stink is the present tense, whereas stank is the past simple tense. Stunk is the past participle form of the verb, stink.
What’s the Past Tense of Sink? Sank vs. Sunk?
January 7, 2023
Sink is simple present, sank is the simple past tense; sunk is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Lend? Lent, Lend or Lended?
January 7, 2023
The present tense verb ‘to lend’ only has one past tense and past participle verb form, which is lent.
What’s the Past Tense of Come? Come or Came?
January 7, 2023
Come is the present tense and past participle form of the verb. Came is the past simple tense of come.
What’s the Past Tense of Sing? Sang or Sung?
January 5, 2023
Sing is the simple present, sang is the standard simple past tense, and sung is the past participle.