Is runned a word?

No, runned is not a word. “Run” is an irregular verb.

 

  • The past participle form is the same as the infinitive (e.g., “Have you run all the way here?”)
  • The simple past tense form is different to the infinitive, but the only change is a single altered vowel sound (e.g., “I ran all the way there but she had already left”)

 

This is the same conjugation pattern as the verbs “come” and “become.”

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Is it ran or run?

It can be ran or run because they are both forms of the irregular verb “run.”

“Ran” is the past tense of run (i.e., the simple past tense form for sentences like “Yesterday, I ran for the bus”).

“Run” is the past participle form of “run” (for sentences like “I have run here all the way from school” and “The restaurant was run by my grandparents”).

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Is it have run or have ran?

It is have run and “has run,” not have ran or “has ran” (e.g., “I have run,” “She has run”) because “run” is the past participle of the irregular verb “run.”

“Ran” is the past tense of run (i.e., the simple past tense form for sentences like “Last year, I ran in the London Marathon”).

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What does skied mean?

Skied is the past tense of ski (e.g., “We skied in Colorado last year”).

“Skied” is also the past tense of “sky,” which means “launch high into the air” in the context of sports (e.g., She skied the ball to right field”).

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Is it loaned or lent?

Loaned is the past tense of “loan” and lent is the past tense of lend (i.e., The simple past tense and past participle forms of these verbs).

You can use both “loan” and “lend” as verbs to mean “give something to someone for a limited time” (e.g., “Grabriel loaned/lent me his copy of the book”).

“Loan” is often the preferred choice of verb in the context of money and finances (e.g., “The bank loaned her the money).

Some usage manuals recommend using “loan” only as a noun (e.g., “She took out a bank loan”) and using “lend” instead of “loan” as a verb (e.g., “She lent her daughter the money”).

It is more common to use “loan” as a verb in American English than it is in British English.

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