Learnt and learned are both used as the past participle and past tense of the verb to learn. Learned is the generally accepted spelling in the United States and Canada, while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer learnt. Learn more about the details of this difference below.
Simply so, has had have usage?
The verb have has the forms: have, has, having, had.
have = ‘ve | I’ve seen the Queen. |
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Ian’s behaved badly. | |
had = ‘d | You’d better go home. |
Ian’d left them behind. |
As an adjective, ‘learned’ is pronounced with two syllables (i.e. learn-ed), whereas the verb form is pronounced as a single syllable. And when you’re using this word as an adjective, there is only one correct spelling in both UK and US English: it is always ‘learned’, never ‘learnt’.
Likewise, how do you say learn?
Is Australia learned or learnt?
Learned as an Adjective
And when you’re using this word as an adjective, there is only one correct spelling in both Australian and US English: it is always ‘learned’, never ‘learnt’.
Is had learnt correct?
If you want to use ‘had’ then, this is also correct: She had learnt it before she came here. It is Past perfect tense. Here ‘learnt’ is used which is Past participle form of ‘learn’.
Is learned one or 2 syllables?
Learned (but not learnt) is also an adjective, pronounced as two syllables (ˈlə:n|əd) rather than the one syllable verb (ləːnt or ləːnd). The adjective, when said of a person, means ‘having acquired much knowledge through study’.
Is learnt correct?
Both versions of the word are actually correct and widely used in the English-speaking world, but there is one small difference between the two words. ‘Learned’ is the preferred way of spelling in the US and Canada, while ‘learnt’ is favoured in British English.
Is Spelt a word?
It’s true; the American English past tense form is spelled. In other varieties of English, both spelled and spelt are common. So, if you’re in the United States, you would probably write it like this: The past tense of the verb “spell” can be spelled in two ways.
Was learnt in a sentence?
Learnt in a Sentence
He still hasn’t learnt his lesson. They learnt the song by heart. We learnt about the train crash during physics class. I learnt so many new things from that show.
What tense is has learnt?
Learn verb forms
Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Tense |
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learn | learning | learned or learnt (chiefly UK) |