The phrasal verbspread out means “move apart, distribute, expand, or grow so as to cover a larger area or period of time.”
Spread out in a sentence examplesHe took the toys out of the box and spread them out on the floor.
The roots of these plants will spread out very quickly.
Instead of having workshops every day, we could spread them out over five weeks.
When using “spread out” in different tenses, remember that the past tense of spread is also “spread,” not “spreaded” (so the simple past tense and past participle forms of “spread out” are both “spread out”).
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Sewn is the most commonly used past participle of the verb “sew,” but sewed is also correct (e.g., “It’s all been hand-sewn/sewed” or “Have you sewn/sewed on the sequins yet?”).
The correct past participle of the verb “sew” is “sewn,” or less commonly sewed (e.g., “Have you already sewn/sewed the seams?” or “Was it hand-sewn/sewed?”). Sown or, less commonly, “sowed” is the past participle of the verb “sow,” which means “to plant” (e.g., “What seeds have you sown/sowed in that field?”).
On a related note, if you’re not sure whether you should use hung or hanged as the past participle or simple past form of the verb “hang;” “hung” is always correct, except when you’re referring to “death by hanging.”
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Use the perfect present continuous when discussing an action that started in the past and continues in the present moment or an action that has recently ended but has an effect on the present moment.
For example:
The children have been building a sandcastle all morning. She has been exercising at the gym for an hour.
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It might help to remember that the pronunciation changes in the same way as the verb “lead,” meaning “go in front,” which changes from “lead” [leed] to “led” [led].