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.
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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.
Drank or Drunk? What’s the Past Tense of Drink?
January 5, 2023
Drink is an irregular verb with three forms: drank is past tense, and drunk is the past participle of the present tense verb, to drink.
Plural-Only Nouns (Explanation & Examples)
January 5, 2023
In English, items that are made up of parts, pieces and pairs are called plural-only nouns, also known as non-singular nouns.
Is it Rang or Rung? What’s the Past Tense of Ring?
January 5, 2023
To ring someone, as in ‘phone a friend’, is the present tense. Rang is the past tense, and rung is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Meet?
January 4, 2023
The past tense and past participle forms of the verb meet are the same: both are met.
What’s the Past Tense of Read?
January 2, 2023
The present, past tense and past participle forms of read are all read, though the past tense forms are pronounced differently.