Cut: divide with a sharp tool

The idea

Use cut bread with a knife for the tool and cut bread into slices for the result. The base, past and past participle are all cut; the -ing form is cutting.

Examples

• She cut the bread into slices.
• Please cut the paper with scissors.
• He cuts the fruit before breakfast.
• We cut the cake into six pieces yesterday.
• The knife is useful for cutting bread.
• They are cutting paper for the project.

Watch out

The past is cut, not cutted. Context or a time phrase shows when the action happened.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the preposition before the tool. She cut the bread ___ a knife. (with / from)

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   with

   With introduces the tool used.

2. Choose the preposition before the resulting pieces. We cut the cake ___ six pieces. (into / from)

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   into

   Into introduces the resulting pieces.

3. Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday they ___ the paper. (cut / cutted)

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   cut

   The past form remains cut for yesterday.

Use it today

Describe something you cut, the tool and the resulting pieces.