What’s the Past Tense of Burn? Burned or Burnt?
December 25, 2022
Burned and burnt are both past tenses of the verb “burn”. British English prefers burnt, whereas American English uses burned.
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What’s the Past Tense of Smell? Smelled or Smelt?
December 24, 2022
Both smelled and smelt are accepted past forms of the present tense verb, to smell. Smelled is the American preference, whereas spelt is preferred in
What’s the Past Tense of Leap? Leaped or Leapt?
December 24, 2022
Leaped and leapt are both correct past tense and past participles of the verb leap, (which is present tense).
What is the Verb To Be?
December 23, 2022
To be means being as in existing. I am, you are, he is, they are, are are all forms of being in the present (to
What Are Verb Tenses? (Past, Present and Future)
December 22, 2022
Verb tenses are points in time. The word tense comes from the Latin tempus, “a portion of time”.
What’s a Participle? (Present Participle vs. Past Participles)
December 21, 2022
Participles are part verbs and part adjectives (by sometimes modifying nouns) in sentences.
What’s the Past Tense of Break? (Break, Broke, Broken?)
December 20, 2022
The simple past tense of ‘break’ (rhymes with wake) is broke (rhymes with woke). The past participle is broken (rhymes with woken).
What’s the Past Tense of Do?
December 19, 2022
To do and does are both present tense. Did is past tense for all subjects, and done is the past participle (also for all subjects).
What’s the Past Tense of Sleep? Sleeped or Slept?
December 18, 2022
Sleep is in the present tense. Slept is both the simple past tense and past participle of the verb, to sleep.