Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1
The -ed form is preferred in American English, the -t form is preferred in British English.
2
Gotten is the preferred past participle of get in American English; got is preferred in British English.
3
Hang, as an irregular verb, means to put up. We hung the picture on the wall.
Hang, as a regular verb, refers to the execution of a person. The prisoners were hanged at dawn.
4
Lie, as a regular verb, means to tell an untruth or falsehood. Tom lied to his parents about his grades.
5
The -ed form is preferred in British English.
6
Shine, as an irregular verb, is intransitive. The sun shone brightly.
Shine, as a regular verb, is transitive, meaning to polish. Dave shined his shoes before his interview.