Hurry past tense

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Meaning of hurry

to move or do things more quickly than normal or to make someone do this.

Infinitive

Word: hurry /ˈhʌri/
Examples:
  • 1. I always hurry to catch the early bus in the morning.
  • 2. She never hurries, even when she's running late.
  • 3. They hurry through their homework to have more time for video games.

Past Simple

Word: hurried: /ˈhʌrid/
Examples:
  • 1. She hurried to the store before it closed.
  • 2. They hurried through their homework so they could go out.
  • 3. We hurried back home when it started to rain.

Past Participle

Word: hurried /ˈhɜːrid/
Examples:
  • 1. By the time the doors opened, they had hurried to the front of the line.
  • 2. The project was hurried through to meet the deadline.
  • 3. The children were hurried out the door to catch the school bus on time.

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Bare infinitive

  1. Habitual Actions
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.
  2. When discussing actions that happen regularly or habits.
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.
  3. Universal Truths or Facts
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.
  4. When stating facts or general truths.
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.
  5. Scheduled Events in the Near Future (Especially with timetables)
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.
  6. For events that are scheduled and thus considered immediate future events.
    Example. I always hurry in the mornings to catch my bus.
    Example. People often hurry when they are late.
    Example. The train leaves shortly, so we need to hurry.

Past Simple

  1. Completed Actions in the Past
    Example. I hurried to the station yesterday but still missed my train.
    Example. She hurried home and then called her friend right away.
    Example. When I was a student, I always hurried to my classes.
  2. When talking about actions that were completed at some specific time in the past.
    Example. I hurried to the station yesterday but still missed my train.
    Example. She hurried home and then called her friend right away.
    Example. When I was a student, I always hurried to my classes.
  3. A Sequence of Actions in the Past
    Example. I hurried to the station yesterday but still missed my train.
    Example. She hurried home and then called her friend right away.
    Example. When I was a student, I always hurried to my classes.
  4. To describe a sequence of completed actions in the past.
    Example. I hurried to the station yesterday but still missed my train.
    Example. She hurried home and then called her friend right away.
    Example. When I was a student, I always hurried to my classes.
  5. Habits in the Past Discussing habits that were true in the past but no longer.
    Example. I hurried to the station yesterday but still missed my train.
    Example. She hurried home and then called her friend right away.
    Example. When I was a student, I always hurried to my classes.

Past Participle

  1. Perfect Tenses
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  2. Present Perfect
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  3. When discussing actions that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and have relevance to the present.
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  4. Past Perfect
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  5. Discussing actions that were completed before another action or time in the past.
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  6. Future Perfect
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  7. Expressing actions that will be completed before a specified time in the future.
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  8. Passive Voice
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  9. To describe actions done to the subject rather than by the subject.
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  10. Adjectives
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.
  11. Used to describe a feeling or state resulting from an action.
    Example. I have hurried every day this week to improve my punctuality.
    Example. By the time the meeting started, I had already hurried through my presentation prep.
    Example. By the time you arrive, I will have hurried to finish all the paperwork.
    Example. The documents were hurried through processing to meet the deadline.
    Example. Feeling hurried can lead to mistakes.

Common mistakes

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Confusing Forms

One common mistake is using the past simple form of the verb 'hurry' (which is 'hurried') instead of its past participle form ('hurried') in perfect tenses. Although for 'hurry,' both forms look the same, the error becomes evident in the context of verbs that have distinct past simple and past participle forms. For example, instead of correctly using 'have hurried' for the present perfect tense, a person might mistakenly use 'have hurry,' not recognizing that 'hurried' serves both as the past simple and the past participle form.

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Incorrect Past Participle

While 'hurry' is a regular verb and forms its past and past participle by adding -ed to the base form, a common mistake with other verbs is applying this rule universally. Learners often mistakenly regularize irregular verbs. For instance, they might wrongly apply the rule used for 'hurry' to an irregular verb like 'run,' forming a non-existent past participle 'runned' instead of the correct 'run' (which is the same as the base form) or 'run' for its past participle form.

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Misuse in Passive

Another frequent error is neglecting to use the past participle form of 'hurry' in passive voice constructions and perfect aspect sentences. For example, incorrectly saying 'The project was hurry completed' instead of the correct 'The project was hurriedly completed' or 'The project was hurried through.' Similarly, in perfect tenses, saying 'I have hurry to finish' instead of 'I have hurried to finish' muddles the intended temporal aspect and grammatical accuracy.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past simple form of 'hurry'?

The past simple form of 'hurry' is 'hurried'. This form is used to describe an action that happened at a specific time in the past. For example, 'I hurried to the store before it closed.'

What is the past participle form of 'hurry'?

The past participle form of 'hurry' is also 'hurried'. This form is used in perfect tenses and passive voice constructions. For example, in the present perfect tense, you might say, 'I have hurried every morning to catch the bus.'

How do I use the past participle form in a sentence?

The past participle form 'hurried' is often used with auxiliary verbs to form different tenses. In the passive voice, it might be used as follows. 'The documents were hurried to the manager's office.' In perfect tenses, it can be used like this. 'She has always hurried through her assignments.'

Can you provide an example of a sentence using both the past simple and past participle forms of 'hurry'?

Yes, combining both forms in a narrative can help clarify different aspects of the timeline. For example. 'Yesterday, I hurried to finish my work by 5 PM. By the time I left, I realized I had hurried through some important tasks and needed to review them today.' In this sentence, 'hurried' is used in the past simple form to indicate the specific action taken yesterday, and 'had hurried' is the past perfect form indicating an action completed before another action in the past.