FAQs about verbs

Is it faught or fought?

The past tense of fight is spelled fought, not faught (e.g., “About 2,000 soldiers fought in the battle”).

The past participle of the verb “fight” is also “fought.” (e.g., “The battle was fought in late spring”).

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What does heaven-sent mean?

The adjective heaven-sent describes something that is very fortunate and occurs at exactly the right moment (e.g., “The role was perfect for me and felt like a heaven-sent opportunity to break into the movie business”).

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Is it sended or sent?

The simple past tense of send is “sent,” not “sended” (e.g., “We sent your certificate last week”). The past participle of the verb “send” is also “sent” (e.g., “We have already sent your certificate”).

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Is it plead or pleaded?

The correct past tense of plead and past participle of “plead” in standard American English is “pleaded” or “pled” (e.g., He pleaded/pled guilty to the charges in court on Monday,” “He has pleaded/pled guilty”).

However, plead ( ) is a rarely used alternative spelling of “pled.” It is best to avoid this spelling in formal contexts.

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What does fed up mean?

The adjective fed up means very dissatisfied or annoyed, particularly with a situation that has lasted for a long time (e.g., “I’m fed up because this is the third time that the heat has stopped working this winter, and the landlord won’t do anything about it.”)

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What is the past participle of feed?

The past participle of feed is “fed” ( e.g., “Have you fed the fish yet?,” “The fish were fed yesterday”).

“Fed” is also the simple past tense of feed (e.g., “Who fed the fish yesterday?”).

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Is it fead or fed?

The correct spelling of the simple past tense of feed is fed ( ), not fead (e.g., “I can’t remember if I fed the dog this morning”).

“Fed” is also the past participle of the verb “feed” (e.g., “I’m sure you’ve already fed the dog twice today”).

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Is it feed or fed?

It can be feed or fed.

Feed ( ) is the infinitive of the verb (e.g., “Do you want me to feed the chickens?”).

Feed is also a simple present tense form of the verb (e.g. “I/you/we/they feed the chickens every day”).

Fed ( ) is the simple past tense of feed and the past participle of “feed” (e.g., “I fed the chickens yesterday,” “Have you fed the chickens yet?”).

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What does tear up mean?

The phrasal verb tear up , when pronounced so “tear” rhymes with “care,” has the following meanings:

• “Pull or rip into smaller pieces” (e.g., “Please tear the boxes up and put them in the recycling”)
• “Remove or destroy completely,” especially infrastructure or land (e.g., “They use bulldozers to tear up the forest”)
• “Perform something extremely well” (e.g., “You guys really tore it up on stage today!)—this is an informal usage

The past tense of tear in this phrasal verb is “tore,” the past participle is “torn.

The phrasal verb tear up , when pronounced so “tear” rhymes with “here,” means “begin to form tears in your eyes” (e.g., “He noticed that she was tearing up and offered her a tissue”). The past participle and past tense form of this phrasal verb is “teared up.”

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What is the past participle of tear?

The past participle of tear is “torn” (e.g., “The doctor said I’ve torn a ligament in my knee”).

The past tense of tear is “tore” (e.g., “I tore the ligament playing soccer last weekend”).

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