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Leapt
The past participle of the word "jump" is "jumped."
Jack jumped over the candlestick.
I jumped over the third hurdle in the race.
Yes, the "u" in "jumped" has a short sound, like the "u" in "bug". A word with a long "u" sound is "tube".
Excalibur is a much better word than exclaimed, in my opinion.
yes,it is
dived
Even better!
The word "jumped" has five phonemes: /j/ /ʌ/ /m/ /p/ /t/.
No. (I) jumped is the simple past, and (I have) jumped is the present perfect of the verb to jump.
I am much braver than him, for he is afraid of falling off the pier while I jumped right on.