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I was hurt vs I was hurted

The correct phrase is 'I was hurt.' 'Hurted' is not a word. The past tense of 'hurt' is 'hurt,' and adding '-ed' to it is unnecessary and incorrect.
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I was hurt

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that someone experienced pain or injury in the past.

Examples:

  • I was hurt in the accident.
  • She was hurt by his words.
  • The player was hurt during the game.
  • He was hurt emotionally by the betrayal.
  • They were hurt by the loss of their pet.
  • Mar 6, 2024 ... I'm sorry to all the people I hurt while I was hurt. By Yeabsira Taye from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Being diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel ...
  • Mar 15, 2012 ... When your sentiments are hurt, you are hurt emotionally. My best friend did not turn up on my birthday I was hurt(emotionally) When you are ...
  • Sep 1, 2023 ... But this doesn't mean that “I am hurt” and “I was hurt” are identical. The adjectival sense is always lurking underneath, whether it is specific ...
  • Jul 28, 2023 ... ... i was hurt that i wasnt invited to the wedding and that may have been an asshole move because i probably shouldnt have said anything and it ...
  • I was hurt, a little disorientated and a lot embarrassed. As I got up and started the walk home, I was bleeding from multiple places and was questioning my ...
  • Oct 21, 2024 ... When I got laid off I was hurt. Even though I knew it “wasn't personal.” Even thought I knew it was “just business” I had put a lot of heart ...
  • Oct 30, 2018 ... I was hurt because I was picked on for something I have no control over. I was hurt because I had never experienced that type of cruelness. I ...
  • Dec 31, 2020 ... ... I was hurt in an automobile accident last year. I got hurt in an ... I was hurt is more on feelings expression whereas I got hurt is ...
  • Apr 25, 2014 ... After arguing with assistant manager that I very much so did tell him I was hurt while working I just drove to the ER. I was diagnosed with ...
  • I was hurt, ashamed and disappointed… Posted on by. I didn't know why I didn't receive the Holy Spirit. When I was in seventh grade, I went forward to ...

I was hurted

This phrase is incorrect in English. 'Hurted' is not a valid past tense form of 'hurt.'

  • i feel like empty anymore because i was so depressed and i was hurted from my bf.I found a way to stay away him from my life I'm really sorry for this bu i had ...
  • Sep 4, 2023 ... I was very naive and I was hurted by some of them because they paid with bad checks so I had my fisrt loses back then, I still have lots of ...
  • Jan 21, 2024 ... Share. u/villager_news504 avatar · villager_news504. • 9mo ago •. Why do people keep doing that? I was hurted sm lol. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply ...
  • How to make him cool..i was hurted when I saw those tears again in his eyes..i don't know from Where I got that capacity to stand there strongly with smile ...
  • Oct 10, 2012 ... Read I Was Hurted poem by Ajay Vyas written. I Was Hurted poem is from Ajay Vyas poems. I Was Hurted poem summary, analysis and comments.
  • Aug 26, 2012 ... Man, I was hurted because my favorite faction's flag was mistaken for a flag of a regime that used to be a puppet of the France then later ...
  • May 24, 2021 ... She had a paper on her hand and you quickly read it. “I'm sorry I couldn't be good, I'm sorry I failed you, I was hurted you were so distant ...
  • Dec 13, 2022 ... I was hurted by a car with serious injuries by American citizen. Can I apply for card VAWA? Not yet. pending. pending. img. logo. LawEducator.
  • May 3, 2006 ... then there was another time when i was hurted bec of bro 's bashing i thought that i was being bashed like a student being bashed by a teacher ...

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