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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Why is there an -ed at the end of started, if it didn't look past tense

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1b 01i 00Started02i 02b 00 here is the past participle of 01i 00start 02i 00used as a predicate adjective complement, where 01i 00get02i 00 is a copular verb. 0-

  • 1b 01i 00Started02i 02b 00 here is the past participle of 01i 00start 02i 00used as a predicate adjective complement, where 01i 00get02i 00 is a copular verb.
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1b01i00Started02i02b00 here is the past participle of 01i00start 02i00used as a predicate adjective complement, where 01i00get02i00 is a copular verb. First, 01i00we 01b00get02b00 started02i00, and then 01i00we 01b00are02b00 started02

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