Difference between revisions of "-ed"

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The [[inflection]] '''-ed''' can indicate the [[past tense]] of a verb or the [[past participle]] of [[regular verb]]s.
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The [[inflection]] '''-ed''' can indicate the [[past tense]] of a verb or the [[past participle]] of [[regular verb]]s (see also [[-ed participle]]).
  
 
For example:
 
For example:
* "I twisted the thread", the past tense.
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* Past tense: "I twisted the thread".
* "The door of the car was twisted in the crash", the past participle forming the [[passive voice]].
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*Participle:
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** "The door of the car was twisted in the crash", the past participle forming the [[passive voice]].
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** "I have twisted my ankle", the past participle forming the [[Aspect|perfect tense]].
 
**As a [[participial adjective]], '''twisted''' describes a condition, as in |"He had a twisted neck'''.
 
**As a [[participial adjective]], '''twisted''' describes a condition, as in |"He had a twisted neck'''.
  
 
[[Category:suffixes]]
 
[[Category:suffixes]]
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[[Category:grammar]]
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[[Category:verb attributes]]

Latest revision as of 12:02, 11 July 2016

The inflection -ed can indicate the past tense of a verb or the past participle of regular verbs (see also -ed participle).

For example:

  • Past tense: "I twisted the thread".
  • Participle:
    • "The door of the car was twisted in the crash", the past participle forming the passive voice.
    • "I have twisted my ankle", the past participle forming the perfect tense.
    • As a participial adjective, twisted describes a condition, as in |"He had a twisted neck.