What’s the Past Tense of Forget? Forgot, Forgotten?
The verb forget has three main forms: forget (present), forgot (past) and forgotten (past participle). Read this post to refresh your memory on the verb, to forget.
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What’s the past tense of sleep? Or wake, ride, bite, write and draw? Each verb has its corresponding present, past and future tenses (altogether, there are 12 tenses in English).
If you need clarification on the tenses and the various verb forms, look no further. But make no mistake: verb tenses in English are confusing. Listen closely, and you’ll hear how they’re constantly confused. That said, understanding the correct conjugations of different tenses, and what the different tenses mean is integral to understanding the structure of language as a whole.
There are 4 past tenses (the simple past, the past continuous, the past perfect and the past perfect continuous tense).
What’s the Past Tense of Weep? Weeped or Wept?
Hopefully you haven’t wept over not knowing the past tense of weep. Here’s a hint, it’s in the previous sentence: wept and had wept are the past tense and past participle of weep.
Is it Lay Down or Laid Down? Which is Correct?
The past tense of lie down is lay down, and the past participle is lain. The past tense of lay (something) down on (something) is laid.
What’s the Past Tense of Mistake? Is it Mistook or Mistaken?
Both mistook and mistaken are past forms of the present tense verb, mistake. Mistook is the simple past tense, whereas mistaken is the past participle form.
What’s the Past Tense of Creep?
Is it creeped or crept? If you’re trying to say that you’re creeped out by something, use creeped. Otherwise, both creeped and crept are accepted… Read More »What’s the Past Tense of Creep?
Is “Paid” or “Payed” Correct?
What is the correct past tense of “pay”? The verb pay, which describes giving money to someone for something you want to buy or for… Read More »Is “Paid” or “Payed” Correct?
When to Use Have or Had? (Explained with Examples)
When should you use “have” or “had”? 👍🏼Usage Note: Have vs. Had ✓ I have a new bicycle. ✓ She had finished her homework before… Read More »When to Use Have or Had? (Explained with Examples)
What’s the Past Tense of Bet? Bet or Betted?
For the safe bet, stick to bet. Bet uses one form for the most part, and is just bet. Betted is a nonstandard past form of bet (present tense).
What’s the Past Tense of Fall? Fell or Fallen?
Fall is in the present tense. Fell is the simple past, and fallen is the past participle.
What’s the Past Tense of Spoil? Spoiled or Spoilt?
The preferred past tense in either case appears to be spoiled. In UK English, spoilt is also accepted as a past participle form.
