read
Base form
read
/riːd/
Past simple
read
/red/
Past participle
read
/red/
MeaningA1
to look at words and understand them
to read someone’s mind
In use
- Question · Form 1Did you read the instructions before you plugged it in?
- After a modal verb · Form 1Could you read this letter for me? I’ve left my glasses at home.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night I read the whole book in one go.
- Past simple · Form 2At breakfast yesterday Dad read us the football results from the paper.
- Passive · Form 3The poem was read aloud at my grandmother’s funeral.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you read any good books on holiday this summer?
Watch out
Spelt read three times but said /riːd/, /red/, /red/: the past rhymes with bed. Readed does not exist.
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