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Past tense

Words that are a past tense of other words.

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Pis forPlayed

Played is the past tense of play. For example, "the children played in the park".
Past
Photo of a field being ploughed
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Pis forPloughed

Ploughed is the past tense of plough.
Past
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Pis forPlowed

Plowed is the past tense of plow.
Past
Photo of a plucked chicken
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Pis forPlucked

Something is plucked if it has had all the hair or feathers pulled out of it. Plucked is also the past tense of pluck.
Adjectives, Past
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Pis forPropped

Propped is the past tense of prop, or describes something that is being supported by a prop.
Adjectives, Past
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Qis forQuoth

Quoth is an old-fashioned form of said or quoted. The most famous use of the word is in a poem by Edgar Allan Poe: "Quoth the raven, nevermore".
Past
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Ris forRaced

Raced is the past tense of race. For example, "the children raced each other to the corner".
Past
Photo of some men running a race
Photo by Stephane Vervalle
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Ris forRan

Ran is the past tense of run.
Past
Ring bell for service
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Ris forRang

Rang is the past tense of ring. For example "he rang his girlfriend" or "she rang a bell".
Past
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Ris forRipped

Ripped is the past tense of rip. Something that has been damaged by being ripped is described as being ripped. A similar word to ripped is torn.
Adjectives, Past, Damage

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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