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attended vs attend

The phrases 'attended' and 'attend' are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. 'Attend' is a verb used to describe the act of being present at an event or meeting, while 'attended' is the past tense form of 'attend'. So, 'attend' is used for present or future actions, while 'attended' is used for actions that have already happened.

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attended

This is the past tense form of the verb 'attend'. It is commonly used in English.

Use 'attended' when referring to an event or meeting that someone was present at in the past. For example, 'She attended the conference last week.'

Examples:

He attended the concert last night.
She attended the wedding ceremony.
We attended the seminar together.
They attended the lecture series.
I attended the workshop on Monday.

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Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
Not many students attended the meeting.
A number of Dutch NGOs attended.
The Vice Governor DuWuan attended the Ceremony...
Lorelai never actually attended a cotillion.
He has never even attended any official events before.
He has attended over 170 meetings.
I have attended human weddings before.
According to Father Solakian, no one attended.
I attended a meeting this afternoon with some Israeli citizens talking about their aspirations for peace.
He attended some seminars here, I believe.
In May she attended a symposium in California on this subject.
Not all the students attended the meeting.
I attended all your Berlin lectures.
Caterina attended one of my lectures.
Bree Nevins attended Duke computer sciences.
At a commissioning ceremony that Francis and I attended.
Courses at Commission headquarters have been poorly attended.
Cordially attended, tycoon, Ferguson.
He attended a meeting last night.

Alternatives:

participated in
was present at
went to

attend

This is the base form of the verb 'attend'. It is commonly used in English.

Use 'attend' when talking about present or future actions of being present at an event or meeting. For example, 'I will attend the conference next month.'

Examples:

She attends the weekly team meetings.
He will attend the workshop tomorrow.
They attend church every Sunday.
We plan to attend the concert next week.
I attend the yoga class on Saturdays.

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Be sure attend the Ranger discussion if your time permits.
I think only the people who are really sad should attend the dead.
With Pietrina you can attend cooking classes.
And it would be an honorto attend dartmouth.
So they attend diet classes like this.
Point for every Pokémon League season you attend.
All students who attend classes must participate.
Our children generally attend public schools.
They attend sales trainings and seminars.
She did not attend the opening ceremonies.
Currently, 255 students representing 33 different nationalities attend AISZ.
Both eldest girls attend nursery and school.
They attend evangelistas families of all the country.
And you didn't even attend his funeral.
Tens of thousands of mourners attend his funeral.
It's a bumper sticker for Rancho Middle School, where Felix and Beckett attend.
The first suicide bomber... his friends attend my church.
Your own staff will attend the service.
Please attend the funeral until the very end.
Hiroshi has left home but he didn't attend for the convocation.

Alternatives:

be present at
go to
take part in

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