Bursted, burst

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Sir, We brusted many firecrackers last night. Here "brusted" should be  "brust". Would you give me some verbs which have same form in past as well in present tense. Thanks.

Just the truth · Accepted Answer

I've never, in my relatively long life, hear the word 'brust', Hanuman. Are you sure it's even a word?

Hanuman_2000 · Answer

Sir,

It was a typo.Sorry!

We bursted many firecrackers last night.

Thanks.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Let's get straightened out here.

(1) either 'burst' or 'bursted' is acceptable as past/past participle.
(2) it is a possible but not usual verb with person as agent and fireworks as object. 'We set off a lot of firecrackers last night' is what I would have said.

(3) Now, you want other verbs of the AAA and pattern? There are many:

quit
set
hit
let
cost
shut
put

There should be a list in your grammar book.

Carnac · Answer

"bursted" is possibly colloquial but is not formally accepted, as far as I know. "burst" is the past simple and the past participle. As in "Yesterday I burst several balloons" and "In my life, I have burst many balloons".
In my opinion, "bursted" is a neologism that should not be taught. Like "quitted" or "setted". Or "hitted" or "letted".
There is a tendency to regularize verbs, especially with the differences between British and American English. For instance, the past simple of "learn" in BE is "learnt", an irregular verb, whereas in AE, it is "learned", a regular verb.
I suspect that 100 years from now we will say "teached" rather than "taught".
Language evolves. But for now, "bursted" is not commonly used. It is not "burst", "bursted", "bursted", it is "burst", "burst", "burst".

Mister Micawber · Answer

Welcome to English Forums, Carnac.

That was my first reaction too, but have a look at [url="http://www.onelook.com/?w=bursted&ls=a"]ONE LOOK[/url]. A little research usually pays off-- it's an alternative form in AmE.

Nona the brit · Answer

Only the first dictionary has it listed, and then as an alternative with no examples.

It sounds like something a three year old child says 'my balloon bursted, waaaah!' and adults correct.

Perhaps a little used alternative version.

Mister Micawber · Answer

I do not use 'bursted'. However, I do use my dictionary when I am unsure of what I will write here. Webster's Collegiate lists 'bursted' as a secondary variant, which they define as 'standard usage and may be used according to personal inclination'.

That is what I based my comment on. Take it or leave it.

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