Smile past tense

Meaning of smile

to form one's features into a pleased, kind, or amused expression, typically with the corners of the mouth turned up and the front teeth exposed.

Infinitive

Word: smile /smaɪl/

Examples:

1. He always smiles when he sees his friends.
2. Her smile lights up the room every time she walks in.
3. People often smile more when they feel happy and relaxed.

Past Simple

Word: smiled /smaɪld/

Examples:

1. She smiled warmly at me as I entered the room.
2. He smiled briefly before turning away.
3. They smiled at each other, knowing they had shared a special moment.

Past Participle

Word: smiled /smaɪld/

Examples:

1. By the end of the conversation, she had smiled so much her cheeks hurt.
2. They had smiled at each other, knowing they shared a secret.
3. He had smiled at the memory, even though it was bittersweet.

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Bare infinitive

To describe habits, routines, or facts.
Example. She smiles every time she sees a dog.
Example. He always smiles when he's nervous.
Example. The play smiles across the city starting next week.
To express general truths.
Example. She smiles every time she sees a dog.
Example. He always smiles when he's nervous.
Example. The play smiles across the city starting next week.
To indicate scheduled events in the near future (often used in a timetable or schedule context).
Example. She smiles every time she sees a dog.
Example. He always smiles when he's nervous.
Example. The play smiles across the city starting next week.

Past Simple

To talk about actions or situations that were completed in the past.
Example. She smiled at me yesterday.
Example. They arrived at the party and immediately smiled at the familiar faces.
Example. He said he smiled when he received the good news.
To narrate a series of past actions or events.
Example. She smiled at me yesterday.
Example. They arrived at the party and immediately smiled at the familiar faces.
Example. He said he smiled when he received the good news.
In indirect speech, when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Example. She smiled at me yesterday.
Example. They arrived at the party and immediately smiled at the familiar faces.
Example. He said he smiled when he received the good news.

Past Participle

To form the perfect aspects (Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect).
Example. Present Perfect. She has smiled every day since moving here.
Example. Past Perfect. They had already smiled by the time we arrived.
Example. Future Perfect. By the end of the day, he will have smiled at least twenty times.
Example. The joke was smiled at by everyone in the room.
To form passive voice sentences.
Example. Present Perfect. She has smiled every day since moving here.
Example. Past Perfect. They had already smiled by the time we arrived.
Example. Future Perfect. By the end of the day, he will have smiled at least twenty times.
Example. The joke was smiled at by everyone in the room.

Common mistakes

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Misuse of Past Simple

A common mistake is using the past simple form of the verb 'smiled' when the past participle is required, especially in perfect tenses and passive voice. For example, instead of correctly saying 'She has smiled at the joke,' someone might mistakenly say 'She has smiled at the joke,' not realizing that 'smiled' serves correctly as both the past simple and past participle form of 'smile.'

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Misformation of Past Participle

Although not applicable to 'smile' since its past simple and past participle forms are regular and identical, a frequent error with other verbs is misforming the past participle based on the assumption that all verbs follow a regular pattern (ending in -ed). This mistake is projecting the misunderstanding from irregular verbs onto regular ones, like 'smile.' For example, incorrectly applying irregular patterns seen in verbs like 'driven' (drive) or 'eaten' (eat) to 'smile,' which does not change form between past simple and past participle.

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Incorrectly Creating a Nonexistent Form

Another mistake could involve creating a non-standard past participle form for 'smile' due to overgeneralization from irregular verbs. For instance, someone might erroneously invent a form like 'smolen,' drawing from patterns seen in irregular verbs such as 'stolen' (steal). However, 'smile' correctly uses 'smiled' for both the past simple and past participle forms, making such a creation unnecessary and incorrect.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the past simple form of 'smile'?

The past simple form of 'smile' is 'smiled.' This form is used to talk about actions or situations that happened at a specific time in the past. For example, 'Yesterday, she smiled at me.'

How is the past participle of 'smile' used?

The past participle of 'smile' is also 'smiled.' It is used in perfect tenses and passive voice. In perfect tenses, it helps to show actions that have been completed by the present or were completed by a specific time in the past or will be completed by a specific time in the future. For example, in the present perfect tense. 'I have never smiled so much in my life.' In passive voice, it might be less common but theoretically could be used in a construct like. 'A warm welcome was smiled upon the guests.'

Can you provide an example of 'smiled' used in a past perfect sentence?

Yes, in a past perfect sentence, 'smiled' is used to talk about an action that was completed before another action or time in the past. For example. 'She had already smiled at me before I realized it was her.' In this sentence, 'had smiled' indicates that the smiling occurred before another past action, which is realizing it was her. Is there any difference in using 'smiled' between British and American English