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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!
No. (I) jumped is the simple past, and (I have) jumped is the present perfect of the verb to jump.
The word "jumped" has five phonemes: /j/ /ʌ/ /m/ /p/ /t/.
I am much braver than him, for he is afraid of falling off the pier while I jumped right on.