Is it grammatically correct to say I was sat?

It is. The correct grammatical form for the tense is either “I was sitting” or “I was seated”. “I was sat” is colloquial, and seems to be gaining ground in everyday use.

Is it correct to say sitting?

There’s no English word ‘sitted. ‘ it should ‘seated. ‘

What is the past tense of sitting?

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The past tense of the verb “sit” is “sat.” An example of the present tense of the verb “sit.” is: “I sit here if I get tired.” An example of the past tense of the verb “sit.” is: “I sat there when I was tired.”

Is I was stood correct English?

It is perfectly correct to say, “I was stood at the bus stop” — but only if someone picked you up physically, walked you to the bus stop, placed you down and stood you there.

Why do so many people say I was sat instead of I was sitting?

I was sat waiting for an hour uses the simple past of be and the past participle of the second verb sit, and finally waiting is in the progressive verb form. This pattern, which almost looks like the passive voice, is used to introduce anecdotes and stories, almost as a kind of ‘scene-setting’ device.

Can we say seated?

“Sitting” is dubiously “an activity”, so the distinction is pretty much non-existent, but if you’re splitting hair, seated is a passive form, used in context of state, as opposed to activity.

Is it sitting or seated?

As adjectives the difference between seated and sitting is that seated is participle of the verb “to seat” while sitting is executed from a sitting position.

Do I have sit or SAT?

The correct form is: has sat. You want to use a so-called present perfect here. For a present perfect you use: have/has followed by the verb+ed for regular verbs.

Is sitting past or present tense?

Sit verb forms

Was stood was standing?

The past tense of ‘stand’ is always ‘stood’ or (as shown above) ‘was/were standing’. There is no difference here between American or British usage.