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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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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The phrasal verb tear up , when pronounced so “tear” rhymes with “care,” has the following meanings:
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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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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The purpose of a cover letter conclusion is to restate your claim about why you’re a great fit, reiterate your enthusiasm, and motivate the reader to contact you for an interview.
Your cover letter conclusion should leave a positive impression so that the recruiter or hiring manager is excited to review your resume.
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The correct past tense of hurt is not hurted, it is hurt (e.g., “He fell and hurt his arm”).
The correct past participle of the verb “hurt” is also “hurt” (e.g., “He can’t come swimming because he’s hurt his arm”).
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If someone says “you have hurt my feelings,” it means that something you have said or done has made them feel unhappy (e.g., “It really hurt my feelings when you didn’t speak to me at the party”).
“Hurt” is the simple past tense of hurt and the past participle of “hurt.”
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The past participle of hurt is “hurt” (e.g., “She can’t come because she’s hurt her foot”).
The simple past tense of hurt is also “hurt.”
The verbs beat and cost also have the same infinitive, past tense, and past participle forms.
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If you are left in the dark about something, it means that you are not being informed about it (e.g., “Management left us in the dark about these restructuring plans until the last minute; we had no input in the decision-making process”).
“Left” is the simple past tense of leave (e.g., “Management left us in the dark”) and the past participle of “leave” (e.g., “We were being left in the dark by management”).
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The simple past tense of hear is heard, not herd (e.g., “Yes, I heard the news last week”).
The past participle of “hear” is also “heard” (e.g, “Yes, I’ve heard the news).
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