Anonymous  +  248365 Mon, 24 Jul 06 11:12 AM Hi Is the past tense of beat pronounced the same as the present tense or does it change like read-read(pronounced red) Anonymous Tenses, Past Tenses, Present Tenses

	Best answer by nona the brit  +  248371 Mon, 24 Jul 06 11:35 AM The pronunciation of beat does not change. nona the brit

	Pidr1nhu  +  249993 Fri, 28 Jul 06 11:08 PM British English it changes: Present tense - Beat Past simple- Beat Past Participle - Beaten Us English: Present Tense - Beat   Past Simple - Beat Past Participle - Beat Regards. Pidr1nhu Joined on Mon, May 30 2005 Brazil Junior Member 94 Regards, Tenses, British English, Past Tenses, Present Tenses, Past Simple

	Grammar Geek  +  250078 Sat, 29 Jul 06 03:59 AM Pidr1nhu, the question was does the pronunciation change. If you say "I can read" and "I have read," the way you say "read" changes. But the way you say "beat" does not change. Also, as an American, I would say "They had beaten [down the grass to form ma path to walk on] more natural than "They had beat..." - What is the souce that say U.S. English uses "beat" for the past participle. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Pronunciation, Tenses, Past Tenses

	Pidr1nhu  +  250089 Sat, 29 Jul 06 05:52 AM Ohh you are right, he was asking for pronunciation. I misread, sorry. Pidr1nhu Pronunciation, Tenses, Past Tenses

	Clive  +  262364 Mon, 04 Sep 06 01:18 AM Hi, Well, I'd fine you $10, but you might not pay me. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,679 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Tenses, Past Tenses