Worship past tense
Meaning of worship
to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to participate in religious ceremonies.
Infinitive
- 1. Many people worship at the temple on weekends.
- 2. They worship nature and all its beauty.
- 3. We worship in a small chapel in our town.
Past Simple
- 1. Many ancient civilizations worshipped the sun as a deity.
- 2. Yesterday, the community worshipped together at the local church for the first time in months.
- 3. In his last years, he worshipped in solitude, finding peace away from the crowded temples.
Past Participle
- 1. The temple has been worshiped in by the villagers for centuries.
- 2. The gods had been worshiped with fervor and devotion before the new era.
- 3. Sacred rituals have been worshiped through by countless generations.
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Bare infinitive
- Habitual actions or routines. When you describe actions that happen regularly.Example. We worship at the local church every Sunday.Example. Many cultures worship the sun as a god.
- Facts or general truths. For stating facts or truths that are always relevant.Example. We worship at the local church every Sunday.Example. Many cultures worship the sun as a god.
Past Simple
- Completed actions in the past. When talking about actions that were finished at a specific time in the past.Example. They worshipped at the ancient temple during their visit last year.Example. In his youth, he worshipped pop stars and wanted to be like them.
- Past habits. To describe habits that are no longer current.Example. They worshipped at the ancient temple during their visit last year.Example. In his youth, he worshipped pop stars and wanted to be like them.
Past Participle
- Perfect aspects. Used in perfect tense forms to talk about actions that have a connection to the present or that happened at an unspecified time.Example. The gods were worshipped by all the villagers during the festival.
- Example (Present Perfect). I have worshipped at different shrines throughout my life.Example. The gods were worshipped by all the villagers during the festival.
- Example (Past Perfect). By the end of the decade, they had worshipped together in over twenty countries.Example. The gods were worshipped by all the villagers during the festival.
- Passive voice. To describe actions done to the subject, rather than actions the subject performs.Example. The gods were worshipped by all the villagers during the festival.
Common mistakes
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Incorrect forms
One common mistake when using the past simple and past participle forms of the word 'worship' is treating it as an irregular verb. 'Worship' is a regular verb, so its past simple and past participle forms are correctly made by adding -ed to the base form. The correct forms are 'worshipped' (past simple) and 'worshipped' (past participle) in British English, and 'worshiped' (past simple) and 'worshiped' (past participle) in American English. A common mistake is assuming that 'worship' follows an irregular pattern, like 'sing' turning into 'sang' (past simple) and 'sung' (past participle), and incorrectly creating forms that don't exist.
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Doubling the consonant
Another mistake involves the inconsistent application of spelling conventions between American and British English when doubling the final consonant. In British English, it’s standard to double the final consonant before adding -ed for verbs ending in a vowel plus a consonant, as in 'worshipped' and 'worshipping.' However, American English typically does not double the consonant, leading to 'worshiped' and 'worshiping.' Confusion arises when writers mix conventions, leading to incorrect forms like 'worshipped' in American English or 'worshiped' in British English.
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Misusing the past participle form
A third mistake is using the past simple form in places where the past participle is required, and vice versa. This occurs in perfect tenses and passive voice constructions, where the past participle form 'worshipped' should be used. For example, saying 'I have worship yesterday' instead of the correct 'I worshipped yesterday' (past simple) or 'I have worshipped' (present perfect) demonstrates confusion between the two forms. Misunderstanding when to use each form leads to grammatical errors and miscommunications.
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