Read vs Read
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The words "read" and "read" are homographs, which means that they are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings. "Read" (pronounced as "reed") is the present tense of the verb, which means to look at and understand the meaning of written words. "Read" (pronounced as "red") is the past tense and past participle form of the verb "read" (reed.) It means that the written words have already been looked at and understood.
Read present tense Read past tense Same spelling different pronunciation
Are two words that are spelled identically but are pronounced differently and have different meanings, which makes them heteronyms. Read (reed) means to look at printed symbols and interpret their meaning. Read may be used as a noun or a transitive verb which is a verb that takes an object. Read (red) is the past tense of the verb, read.
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- JennyCertified ESL Teacher who helps her student in Conversational English.
Read /rid/ is on present tense read /red/ is on past tense
Read & Read. They are written/spelled in the same way but pronounced differently and they have diferente meanings. One is pronounced as /rid/ rwid/ 👉 Read referring to the present tense . And the other one is pronounced ad /red/ rwed/ referring to the past tense even past participle of the verb "to read"👉/rid/. Eg.: He reads the book .( present) Eg.: He read the book yesterday ( past) Eg.: I read books every moment I go to school. (Present) Eg.: I read books every moment I went to school. ( past)
Read and read are both verb. They differ in tenses and pronunciation. One can be read as "rid" referred as present tense. Meanwhile, it can also read as "red" but it would be in a past tense form.
Read and Read are spelled the same even though their meanings are different. example: I can read properly= present tense I read the whole manuscript without my spectacle=past tense
Read and read are spelled the same but pronounced differently. raed is a present tense of a verb that means look at the understanding of the meaning of the written or printed words example read this book it's a very interesting ,or read here you get your answers or i read a lot of scary book "Read" is pronounced with a long 'e' while read is a past tense of the same verb example : i read a book yesterday "Read" is pronounced with a short 'e'
Read (present tense) pronounced as 'Reed ' for example- I read (reed) every day. Read (past tense) pronounced as 'Red' for example- I read (red) a book yesterday. Read (past participle) pronounced the same as the past tense (Red), for example, 1. I have read (red) many books 2. He has read (red) many books. In this case, both are verbs but read can also be a noun or adjective. Read (noun)-pronounced the same as the present tense verb(reed), for example- I had a good read(reed) of the newspaper while on the train. Read (adjective) -pronounced the same as the past tense (Red), for example- 1. She is only five years old but she is well-read. (meaning she can read very well) 2. This book is a widely read (red) book. (meaning it is popularly read (red) by many people or many people read (reed) that book.
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I will read the book later today. (present tense) I read the book several times. (past tense)
Read: First form of the verb. Read means simply to read something written. Read: Second form of the verb. Read (pronounced as red) refers to something written and read in the past.
