NEVER Add ＂ED＂ To These 16 Common Words

Today, you'll learn why you should never add ed to these common words. Welcome back to J Phrase English. Of course, I'm Jennifer. Now, let's get started. What do you think about this sentence? The window is closed. This sentence is correct. But what do you think about this sentence? The window is shutted. This sentence is incorrect. You must say the window is shut. So never add ed to shut. But notice the sentence structure here. Because we have to be, the window is, and then we have the adjective. So in this case, shut, closed are both adjectives. But you can absolutely use them as verbs. I closed the door. It's a regular verb. You add ed. But you cannot say I shutted the door. The conjugations are shut, shut, shut. This is an irregular verb. You must say last night, I shut the door. Or in the question form, present perfect question, you could ask, have you shut the door? Don't worry about taking these notes. I summarize everything in a free lesson PDF. You can find the link in the description. What do you think about this sentence? The window is opened. This sentence is incorrect. You must say the window is open. In this case, open is an adjective. It describes the current state of the window. But the verb is a regular verb. So you would say, I opened the window. This is the past simple verb. And it describes the action of opening. You could say the window was opened by an employee. This is correct. And it's the passive voice to be opened by. Remember, you must say the window is closed, the window is shut, the window is open. And all three of these describe the current state of the window. What do you think about this sentence? I have an interested in photography. This sentence is incorrect. It's combining two structures incorrectly. One structure is, I have an interest in photography. You could also say, I have an interest in studying photography. This structure is to have an interest, plus the preposition in, plus noun or gerund. And here, an interest, this is a noun. The other structure that's very common is, I'm interested in photography. Or you could say, she's interested in learning more. Notice here, we use to be, interested, with that ed, interested in, noun or gerund. And in this case, interested is the adjective. Thinking about that last example, don't say, I have a concerned about the price. You must say, I have a concern about the price. The structure is to have a concern about something. A concern is a noun. Your verb is have, which you would conjugate. So you could say, she had a concern about the deadline. You could also say, she was concerned about the deadline. Notice here, I'm adding ed to concern. The structure is to be concerned about something. The verb is to be. Concerned functions as an adjective. You could say, I'm concerned about the proposal. What do you think about this sentence? I can't believe the tickets cost $200. This sentence is incorrect. You must say, I can't believe the tickets cost $200. Because the verb cost is irregular, and the conjugations are cost, cost, cost. So you would say, right now, the tickets cost $200. That's the present simple. Last year, the tickets cost $200. That's the past simple. The repairs have cost us thousands of dollars. That's the present perfect. Now remember, when you're using different forms, like the question form, the same rule applies. So don't say, how much did it costed? You must say, how much did it cost? You would use the base verb anyway, regardless of if it was a regular or irregular verb. Don't say, yesterday, we setted a date for the meeting. You must say, yesterday, we set a date for the meeting. Because set is an irregular verb. The conjugations are set, set, set. In the present perfect question form, have you set a date for your wedding yet? Or you could say, I just found out my team set a new sales record. Now that happened in the past. Or you could say, she set a goal to practice speaking in English every day. And hopefully, you've set that goal. Don't say, the car hitted a tree. Say, the car hit a tree. The conjugations are hit, hit, hit. This is an irregular verb. So you could say, I hit my head yesterday, and it still hurts. Or, we've already hit the present perfect. We've already hit all our targets. So yes, you can hit, but hit is very commonly used to mean reach or achieve. Now also, when you see these verbs in idioms or even phrasal verbs, you still have to conjugate it based on the regular verb. So there is a common idiom, what time did you hit the road yesterday? The idiom is hit the road, but it uses the verb hit. So you conjugate it the same way as the regular verb is just being used in this idiom. And to hit the road, that simply means leave. But we often use this in the sense of begin a journey. So you leave to begin a journey. Don't say, I cutted my finger while cooking. Say, I cut my finger while cooking. Because this is irregular. Cut, cut, cut. Now, of course, you can cut your finger, but this is very commonly used in business and government and everyday life. Last year, the government cut funding to the afterschool program. You could even ask, has the government cut the afterschool program? Cut can mean reduce or eliminate. It depends on context. You could say, the company cut costs last year. Now here, cut is your verb, and costs represents expenses. It's a noun. Or you can say, we're barely making ends meet, and we've already cut all unnecessary expenses. You've eliminated them. And here, notice that idiom, to make ends meet. This means to only have enough money to pay your basic expenses. Don't say, I putted the keys on the counter. Of course, you must say, I put the keys on the counter. This is an irregular verb. The conjugations are, put, put, put. I put your keys in the drawer this morning. So that's a past simple. Or you could say, I've already put everything away. The present perfect. Or you could say, we've put up with her disrespectful behavior for too long. So here, this is a phrasal verb. And remember, I said, when you see the verb in phrasal verbs, idioms, expressions, you still must conjugate it according to the regular verb. And to put up with means to tolerate something negative. What do you think about this sentence? The team has a lot of respected for her. This is incorrect. It's combining two different structures incorrectly. You must say, the team has a lot of respect for her. So here, to have respect for, and then someone or something. And in this case, respect is a noun. You could say, she is highly respected by the team. This is the passive voice. So we use a verb to be conjugated, and then the adjective form, respected. Respect is a regular verb. The team highly respects her. This is the active voice. And respect is conjugated in the present simple with the subject team. So in the past simple, you would say, the team highly respected her. It's a regular past simple verb. What do you think about this sentence? You are limited to $500 per day. This sentence is correct. The expression is to be limited to. Limited functions as an adjective. That's why it's in the ED form. You can say, seating is limited to 50 people. We have limited time. You're describing the time. You could also say, there's a limit of $500 per day. In this case, limit is a noun. A limit. You might say, there's a limit to how much you can spend. Or you can use this to inspire. And you can say, there's no limit to what you can achieve. That's the noun form. Don't say, yesterday the news spreaded quickly. You must say, yesterday the news spread quickly. Spread is an irregular verb. Spread, spread, spread. The rumors have spread around the office. So people in the office, all different areas, are talking about this. Or, she spread information about the company to the competitors. And that's the past simple. You know it's the past simple. Because if it were the present simple, it would be grammatically incorrect. Because she requires s on the verb in the present simple. Don't say, the balloon bursted. Say, the balloon burst. This is an irregular verb. Burst, burst, burst. You could say, the pipe burst and the kitchen flooded. Or, she burst into tears when she found out the rumors had spread. So here I use the expression to burst into tears. This means to suddenly start crying. This might happen if you watch a sad movie. It happens to me. Don't say, last week we splitted the bill. Say, last week we split the bill. The conjugations are split, split, split. So this is irregular. The two teams have already split the cost of the equipment. And notice, cost here is a noun. Or you could say, the class was split into two groups. This is the passive voice. So notice it uses the verb to be. That's conjugated and then split functions as an adjective. You could say, the teacher split the class into two groups. This is the active voice and it's in the past simple. Don't say, the news yesterday upsetted me. You must say, the news yesterday upset me. So here, this is irregular. Upset, upset, upset. The decision has upset a lot of people. The shareholders were upset by the decision. That's the passive voice. You could also say, I'm upset about the decision. So here, the sentence structure is to be upset about something. In this case, the decision. Upset functions as an adjective. The verb to be is conjugated. Don't say, I hurted my back at the gym. You must say, I hurt my back at the gym. Hurt, hurt, hurt. Irregular conjugation. In the present perfect, you would say, I've hurt my back before. In the present simple, my back hurts. Remember, you have to add that as because it's my back, it. Or you could say, my back hurt all day yesterday. You could also say, I'm hurt. I'm hurt that she didn't invite me to her party. So here, the expression is to be hurt. Your verb to be is conjugated. And hurt is the adjective. Do you want me to keep helping you improve your grammar? If you do, put yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. But yes, yes, yes. In the comments below. And of course, make sure you like this lesson. Share it with your friends and subscribe. So you're notified every time I post a new lesson. And you can get this free speaking guide where I share six tips on how to speak English fluently and confidently. You can click here to download it or look for the link in the description. And here's another lesson I know you'll love. Watch it now.