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The past tense form of 'keen' is keened. Example: She keened for hours at her mother's funeral. (She keened for hours at her mother's funeral.)
Definition of “keen”
- to wail or lament loudly and mournfully
- to express deep sorrow or grief
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 | keened |
| Past Continuous | keening |
| Past Perfect | keened |
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
She keened for her lost pet.
Example
The mourners keened for their fallen comrades.
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 the funeral, she was keening uncontrollably.
Example
They were keening in grief for their beloved friend.
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 time they arrived, she had keened for hours.
Example
The family had keened together to mourn their loss.
Is keened an irregular verb in the past?
No, "keened" is not an irregular past tense verb.
