Yes, "read" can be used as both the past tense and the present tense of the verb. For example, "I read a book yesterday" (past tense) and "I read a book every night" (present tense).
The past tense of "read" is "read," pronounced as "red." The present tense of "read" is also "read," pronounced as "reed." The difference lies in pronunciation, not spelling.
The past participle of "read" is "read." The present participle of "read" is "reading."
Both the present tense and past tense of the verb to readis spelled read.But they are pronounced differently: The present tense is pronounced (reed), while the past tense is pronounced (red).Present: I read a book every day.Past: I read a book yesterday.
The past tense of "speed read" is "speed read." This term refers to the action of reading quickly, and it remains the same in both present and past tenses.
"Have read" is the present perfect tense.
The past participle of "read" is "read" and the present participle is "reading". (The past participle has a different pronunciation from the present tense, even though the spelling is the same.)
A few of the many irregular verbs in English are:drive (present tense) drove (past tense) driven (past participle)lie (present tense) lay (past tense) lain(past participle)ring (present tense) rang (past tense) rung (past participle)read (present tense) read (past tense) read (past participle)am, is, are (present tense of be), was, were (past tense) been (past participle)
"Protected" can be both the past tense and past participle of the verb "protect." The present participle form of "protect" is "protecting," and the present tense form is "protects."
Read is one of the more unusual verbs in the English language; the present and the past are both spelled the same way, read, but they are pronounced differently; as a present tense it rhymes with reed, but as a past tense it rhymes with red.
used for both is interested (present) was interested (past)
The past tense of read is "read" pronounced as red,not reed.
Was and were are both the past tense of be. The present tense is: I am he is you are they are The past tense is: I was he was you were they were