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Qut Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

aspire

I found many examples in the dictionary use "aspire" as past tense. Why?

The boy aspired to become an engineer.
As a model, Monroe always aspired to an acting career.

What's more, can aspired be adj?

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It is perfectly OK to use in the present tense. My son aspires to be a doctor. The present participle used as an adjective, but not the past participle.

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  • It is perfectly OK to use in the present tense.
  • My son aspires to be a doctor.
  • The present participle used as an adjective, but not the past participle.
  • Aspire is an intransitive verb.
  • Example of adjective (present participle).
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It is perfectly OK to use in the present tense. My son aspires to be a doctor.
The present participle used as an adjective, but not the past participle.
Aspire is an intransitive verb.
Example of adjective (present participle).

She is an aspiring actress.
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QutI found many examples in the dictionary use "aspire" as in the past tense. Why?
An illustration of verb usage may be in any tense. That is simply the choice of the writers of the dictionary. They could have illustrated the same verb in any of many other tenses.
aspired is not an adjective, no.
CJ
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