cast
Base form
cast
/kɑːst//kæst/
Past simple
cast
/kɑːst//kæst/
Past participle
cast
/kɑːst//kæst/
MeaningB2
to choose actors; to throw light or a look
to cast your vote
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1You can cast your vote at the town hall until ten.
- Negative · Form 1Don’t cast doubt on her work without any evidence.
- Past simple · Form 2Last month the director cast an unknown actor in the main role.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday the tall trees cast long shadows across the lawn.
- Passive · Form 3Aisha was cast as Juliet in the school play.
- Present perfect · Form 3Over a million people have cast their votes so far.
Watch out
Cast never changes: she was cast as Juliet. Casted is a common slip, and there is no casten.
Same pattern
A — A — AAll three forms are the same
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