Wear means have clothing, glasses or another item on your body.
The idea
Use wear a coat or wear glasses. The irregular forms are wear, wore, worn: I wore shoes yesterday; I have worn this jacket.
Examples
- She wears a blue coat in winter.
- I wore comfortable shoes yesterday.
- What are you wearing today?
- He wears glasses to read.
- They wore the same colours at the concert.
- I have worn this jacket before.
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Watch out
Wear describes having an item on; put on commonly describes the action of dressing in it.
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Choose the present form with she. She ___ a blue coat in winter. (wears / wear)
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wears
Wears is the present form with she.
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday I ___ comfortable shoes. (wore / worn)
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wore
Wore is the irregular past form.
Choose the participle after have. I have ___ this jacket before. (worn / wore)
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worn
After have, use the past participle worn.
Practice round
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Choose the present form with she. She ___ a blue coat in winter. (wears / wear)
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday I ___ comfortable shoes. (wore / worn)
Choose the participle after have. I have ___ this jacket before. (worn / wore)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe what you wear often and what you wore yesterday.