Irregular verb
tear
/teə/
- Base
- tear
- Past simple
- tore
- Past participle
- torn
Usage
This tear (rip) is pronounced /teə/; don't confuse it with the noun tear (a drop from crying), pronounced /tɪə/.
Meaning
- to damage paper or cloth by pulling it apart
Example
I tore the envelope while opening it.
She tore a page out of her notebook.
The old poster has torn along the edge.