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The past tense form of 'cull' is culled. Example: They culled the herd to improve its overall health. (They culled the herd to improve its overall health.)

Definition of “cull”

to select or gather the best or most desirable from a group
to reduce the size or population of a group by removing the weaker or less desirable members

Tense sentence structure and examples:

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Notes from a Native English Speaker

Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed

Past Simple	culled
Past Continuous	culling
Past Perfect	culled

Past Simple

The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.

Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)

Example

They culled the weak plants from the garden.

Example

The company culled some employees during the downsizing.

Past Continuous

The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.

Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)

Example

At that time, they were culling the weaker members of the herd.

Example

I wasn't culling any books from my collection.

Past Perfect

The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.

Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)

Example

By the end of the project, they had culled the unnecessary data.

Example

She had culled a lot of information from the report.

Is culled an irregular verb in the past?

No, "culled" is not an irregular past tense verb.

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