Cast-Casted | Commonly Confused Words

Cast

/kɑːst/

To throw or direct something, or to assign a role in a play or film.

Little Eyes casts about how best to pay you off."May I take the cast net?" "Of course."Great events often cast shadows before them in barbers' shops.

This word has no antonyms

The act of creating a shape or object using a mold or selecting actors for a play, movie, or show

Cast is the correct past tense of cast. Think of cast as similar to cut, where the past tense form does not change.
When in doubt, remember that cast remains the same in all forms, so no need to add ed.
If you encounter casted, it is not accurate in standard English usage for the past tense of cast.
Consider cast as a versatile word like read, which doesn't change in different tenses.
Using casted might lead to misunderstandings in formal writing; always stick to cast.