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Khoshtip Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

To be + past tense instead of past participle

I have read the sentence "I'm froze" in a book and heard this, "I'm broke" in a music. To me they are incorrect, what abou you? Why those have been used that way, please? 
  

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"I'm froze" is incorrect. "I'm broke" is correct. "Broke" is an adjective here, not a verb.

  • "I'm froze" is incorrect.
  • "I'm broke" is correct.
  • "Broke" is an adjective here, not a verb.
  • It means "I have no money".
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"I'm froze" is incorrect.

"I'm broke" is correct. "Broke" is an adjective here, not a verb. It means "I have no money".

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