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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).

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How do you spell read in the past tense?

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.


What is the difference between past tense read and present tense read?

Past tense READ is pronounced RED, present tense READ is pronounced REED.


What are the past and present participles of read?

The past participle of read is read (pronounced like "red")The present participle of read is reading.


How do you spell read in past tense?

Read. It's just pronounced differently past tense-like "red".


What is past tense of speed read?

sped read (read is pronounced red = past tense)


Examples of present having the same word with past participle?

Some examples include "read" (present) and "read" (past participle), "cut" (present) and "cut" (past participle), "hit" (present) and "hit" (past participle), and "put" (present) and "put" (past participle).


Which word remains the same in the simple present and the simple past tense?

The word "hit" remains the same in both the simple present and simple past tense.


Have read is this past tense?

"Have read" is the present perfect tense.


What is the participle of read?

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.)


What is a both past and present word?

The word "run" is a word that can be used in both past and present tenses. For example, "I ran" (past) and "I run" (present).


How do you write the past tense of read?

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.


Is the verb protected a past or past participle present or present participle?

Protected is both past and past participle.