What is the verb of simplified?

Answer 1

Simplified is a verb, simply in past tense. Forexample: "Henry simplified the fractions on his homework." Simplified is the verb in the sentence, however if you are inquiring as to what the word would be in the present or future the word would become: Henry simplifies (for present) and Henry will simplify (future). To dig even deeper, the word simplified can be broken down to the act of making something simple. To make simple means to make easy, therefore the verb of simplified could be "make" which is the verb to the adjective "simple".