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Showing posts with label the past tense. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the past tense. Show all posts
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Commonly Confused Word Pairs

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By Laura Wallis for The Stir by CafeMom Words that sound alike but have different meanings and spellings are called homoph...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

Laying vs. Lying (Lay vs. Lie)–What’s the Difference?

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What’s the difference between lay and lie ? You lie down, but you lay something down. Lie does not require a direct ob...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Past Continuous Tense

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The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happen...
Monday, October 14, 2013

Colour or Color—Which Is Correct?

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When choosing between color and colour , keep in mind that both spellings are correct. The shorter one, color , is the p...
Friday, December 7, 2012

Thrusted? The Past Tense of Thrust

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Thrust is the standard past tense form of the verb thrust. Thrusted exists, but it is rare. Have you ever flown in an a...
Monday, April 30, 2012

Labeled or Labelled—Which Is Correct?

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Labeled and labelled are both correct spellings. Labeled is the preferred spelling in American English. Labelled is ...
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