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Past tense

Words that are a past tense of other words.

Photo of some burnt wood
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Bis forBurnt

Something is burnt or burned if it was on fire at some point in the past and is now blackened and charred. Food can become burnt if you cook it for too long.
Past, Pyro
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Cis forCalled

Called is the past tense of call.
Past
Photo of a dog coming when called
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Cis forCame

Came is the past tense of come.
Past
Photo of a capped well
Photo by Michael Witzel
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Cis forCapped

Something is capped if it has something on top of it. Birds with a colored patch on top of their heads are often described as capped. Mountains covered with snow are called snow-capped. Something that has been closed with a lid on top has been capped. The well in the picture has been capped.
Adjectives, Past
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Photo by Liz West
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Cis forCaught

Caught is the past tense of catch. The dog in the picture has caught two balls.
Past
Photo of charred peppers
Photo by Simon Aughton
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Cis forCharred

Something is charred if it has been blackened a little by heat, usually from being cooked. The picture is of some charred peppers.
Adjectives, Past
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Cis forClapped

Clapped is the past tense of clap, for example "they clapped after the performance". See also: applause.
Past
Photo of someone clipping their toenails
Photo by Lee Brimelow
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Cis forClipped

Clipped is the past tense of clip.
Past
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Cis forClucked

Clucked is the past tense of cluck, for example "the chickens clucked as they scratched around the yard".
Past
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Photo by Brett Weinstein
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Dis forDestroyed

Destroyed is the past tense of destroy.
Past

And also ...

Abused, Allowed, Asked, Been, Began, Billed, Blew, Bothered, Bought, Brought, Caused, Ceased, Chased, Chose, Chucked, Confused, Crowned, Decayed, Deferred, Did, Dispersed, Displayed, Done, Drawn, Drove (drive), Ducked, Enjoyed, Feared, Forced, Grew, Guessed, Happened, Heard, Jeered, Joined, Juiced, Kept, Knew, Learnt, Limited, Mapped, Mused, Napped, Neared, Oozed, Packed, Quipped, Rapped, Remained, Sank, Sapped, Shaken, Shipped, Shone, Shook, Sinned, Skun, Slain, Slapped, Sourced, Spoke (past), Spurned, Stopped, Strode, Supped, Swore, Swum, Taken, Taught, Tipped, Used, Veered, Was, Went, Would, Yearned, Zapped

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