Irregular VerbsPast tense of “tear”: tore, torn
The verb “tear” is irregular: its past simple is “tore” and its past participle is “torn”.
Base form (V1)
tear
/teə/
Past simple (V2)
tore
/tɔː/
Past participle (V3)
torn
/tɔːn/
Meaning
to pull something apart
Example
He tore the paper in half.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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