What’s the Present Perfect Tense?
The present perfect tense is a form of the present tense that highlights the connection between the present and past. We use the present perfect… Read More »What’s the Present Perfect Tense?
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verbs
Verbs are where all the action’s at, literally. Verbs are one of the 8 main parts of speech that builds language, and they tell us what is actually going in writing and speech.
Sweeped or Swept? What’s the Past Tense of Sweep?
Sweep is present tense, swept is both the past tense and past participle form of the verb sweep.
When to Use ‘Weren’t’ or ‘Wasn’t’? A Guide
Use wasn’t for singular subject and weren’t when the subject is plural, except when communicating in the subjunctive mood.
Is it ‘If I Were’ or ‘If I Was’? When to Use Were vs Was?
‘Was’ is for first-person and third-person singular subjects past tense, and ‘were’ for second-person and third-person plural subjects. With the subjunctive mood, use ‘were’ in all cases.
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 Mean? Mean or Meant?
The irregular verb mean only has one past verb form: meant. Meant is both the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb ‘mean’.
What’s the Past Tense of Lying Down? Lay down or Laid down?
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 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.
What is the Past Tense of Forbid? Forbid, Forbade, Forbidden.
Forbid has three verb forms: forbid, forbade, and forbidden. Forbade is the simple past tense, and forbidden is the past participle form of the verb.
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.