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MUSCOVITE Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'bust' vs 'busted'
Hi,
to bust - bust or busted (p.t.) - bust or busted (p.p.)
Which form, BUST or BUSTED, is usually used in modern AmEng?
mus-te
to bust - bust or busted (p.t.) - bust or busted (p.p.)
Which form, BUST or BUSTED, is usually used in modern AmEng?
mus-te
Top answer
Busted. Nobody uses "bust" as past tense or past participle except in the fixed expression "to go bust". "
- Busted.
- Nobody uses "bust" as past tense or past participle except in the fixed expression "to go bust".
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Busted. Nobody uses "bust" as past tense or past participle except in the fixed expression "to go bust". "He went bust" means "He became bankrupt."
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