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Past tense of “say”: said, said

The verb “say” is irregular: its past simple is “said” and its past participle is “said”.

Base form (V1)
say
/seɪ/
Past simple (V2)
said
/sɛd/
Past participle (V3)
said
/sɛd/

Meaning

to speak words

Example

He said nothing about the accident.

Pattern

ABB — past simple and past participle are the same

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