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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Red/Read

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00Am I right in thinking that if I wanted to say I have read a good book, it would be read (even though you say it like 'red')?02br
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0Sure, you're right! Red is a colour not a verb 050010id1

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0Sure, you're right! Red is a colour not a verb 050010id1
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0Thanks very much :-)0-
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0Am I correct in thinking that a verb is a doing word e.g. driving?0-
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01cite10Andyw1234512cite10a verb is a doing word12blockquote
10 Most of the time, yes. But there are also verbs that don't do much! (01i00know, think, be02i00)02br
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0Thanks CJ - so the only time you would use red (instead of read) is if you were talking about a colour? And read can be pronounced like red sometimes (like in my example above)?02br
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0 Yes, if you write 'red' that is a colour.02br
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00'Read' is pronounced like 'red' when it is in the past forms (simple past, past participle) 050010id1
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0Thanks very much Francesca :-)0-
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