Past tense

C is for Clucked

Past tense

Clucked is the past tense of cluck, for example "the chickens clucked as they scratched around the yard".

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D is for Destroyed

Past tense

Destroyed is the past tense of destroy.

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D is for Dined

Past tense

Dined is the past tense of dine, for example "we dined on lobster last night".

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D is for Dipped

Past tense

Dipped is the past tense of dip.

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D is for Discussed

Past tense

Discussed is the past tense of discuss.

Photo of a child drinking a glass of water

D is for Drank

Past tense

Drank is the past tense of drink. For example, "I just drank a glass of water".

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You are dressed if you are wearing clothes. You usually get dressed in a way that suits something, like you get dressed in a suit or gown to go to a wedding. The little girl in the picture is dressed to go out visiting.

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D is for Drew

Past tense

Drew is the past tense of draw.

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Photo of students dropping something out of a window

D is for Dropped

Past tense

Dropped is the past tense of drop.

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D is for Dug

Past tense

Dug is the past tense of dig.

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E is for Earned

Past tense

Earned is the past tense of earn.

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E is for Eaten

Past tense

Eaten is the past tense of eat. Someone has eaten everything that was in this bowl.

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E is for Employed

Adjectives, Past tense

You are employed if you have a job. Employed is also the past tense of employ.

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E is for Expired

Past tense

Expired means something is no longer valid or useful because its time has passed.

For example, your parking slot or your bus ticket may expire. Food or medicine that is past its expiry date should not be used or eaten.

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E is for Eyed

Past tense

Eyed is the past tense of eye, but it means you were looking at someone or something. For example, "He eyed off the cakes on the counter".

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F is for Faded

Adjectives, Past tense

Something is faded if it has lost a lot of its color and just blends into the background, or is no longer as bright as it once was. The sign painted on the building is very faded, and is hard to read.
Faded is also the past tense of fade.

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