Pet-Petted | Commonly Confused Words

Pet

/pet/

An animal that is kept at home for companionship or amusement rather than work

He petted her shoulder, and she leaned her head against him.'My pet, if you please.It was his pet weakness, and he cherished it.

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/pet/

To have gently stroked or caressed someone or something, usually with affection

Pet is a base form of the verb and can also be a noun indicating the animal you keep for pleasure.
Petted is the past tense or past participle form of the verb pet.
Remember that when you talk about the action you did before now, you use petted.
If youre describing the general activity or referring to the animal itself, you use pet.'
You can think of petted as something youve already completed, while pet' can be something you do or have.