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Which do you use as the past participle form of 'beat' personally?
a. beaten
b. beat
Which do you use as the past participle form of 'beat' personally?
a. beaten
b. beat
a. beaten
b. beat
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beat
past simple, beat
past participle, beaten
I use "beaten" for the past participle.
For example: He never admitted that he had been beaten.
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@OldGeezer Right, as you said, the dictionaries shows "beaten" as the past participle of beat. But I noticed, in the movies or shows, that many British people seem to use 'beat' as the past participle. I'm confused. If only one or two persons used it, then I would have considered it as a merely mistake. But I've found out that many used it.
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@Bunch Sometimes a "mistake" becomes popular and many people start using it. That doesn't make it right - it's still a mistake. But if a lot of people use it, then you can use it in informal English and you will still be understood.
But be careful. Some "informal" English still sounds wrong, even if a lot of people say it wrong.
For example, a lot of native speakers write "dose" when they mean "does". "Dose" is not acceptable. It's wrong. It looks like the person has never gone to school.
As for me, I try to use correct English whenever possible. And I still use "beaten" as a past participle.
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@OldGeezer I see...Thank you for your help.
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