{"id":27172,"date":"2020-07-03T00:35:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T00:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askanydifference.com\/?p=27172"},"modified":"2023-06-11T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:56:03","slug":"difference-between-send-and-sent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askanydifference.com\/difference-between-send-and-sent\/","title":{"rendered":"Send vs Sent: Difference and Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Send and Sent is two different tenses of the same verb, and that is ‘send.’ A verb is a word that states or asserts something about a person or a thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A verb may tell us what a person or thing is, what the person or the item does, and what is done to a person or thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. “Send” is the base form of the verb, indicating the act of dispatching or transmitting something from one place or person to another.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. “Sent” is the past tense and past participle of the verb “send,” signifying that the action of sending has already occurred.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choosing the correct form depends on the intended meaning and tense of the sentence, with “send” for present or future actions and “sent” for past actions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Send vs. Sent<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The difference between send and sent is that the former is the present tense of the verb ‘send.\u2019 The latter, on the other hand, is the past tense of the verb \u2018send.\u2019 The word ‘send\u2019 is used in a sentence to refer to what a person or thing does. Whereas the term ‘sent\u2019 is used to give an account of what a person or thing is or what is done to an item or a person.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    The word ‘send’ is used to describe what a person or thing does. It is applied in a sentence that describes an activity happening at present. It means ‘to cause or order something or someone to go or be conveyed.’ For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Do send me a message when you are fully dressed.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. You should send your brother to a coaching class.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      On the other hand, the term’ sent’ refers to what a person or a thing is or what is done to a person or a thing. It is the past tense of the word ‘send.\u2019 For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. The gift was sent to her the previous day.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. I had sent my brother to our parental home to meet our ailing grandmother.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        Comparison Table<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
        Parameter of Comparison<\/th>Send<\/th>Sent<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
        What is it?<\/td>A verb<\/td>Conjugation of verb<\/td><\/tr>
        Grammatical usage<\/td>As a verb and a sentence in active voice.<\/td>Verb, adjective, and a sentence in the passive voice<\/td><\/tr>
        Tense<\/td>Present<\/td>Past<\/td><\/tr>
        Progressive forms<\/td>Present<\/td>Past<\/td><\/tr>
        Sentence Construction<\/td>Applied before the beginning of completion of an action.<\/td>They are applied after the beginning of the completion of an action.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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        When to Use Send?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

        It is a word in English that means \u201cto convey something\u201d or \u201cto order or cause something or someone to go.\u201d The word has been originally derived from two different Proto-Germanic words- sandijanan<\/em> and sandaz.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Sandijanan<\/em> means \u201cjourney\u201d or \u201cgo.\u201d While Sandaz <\/em>means \u201csomething that is sent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        However, its archaic form or the form that was used in Old English is sendan, meaning  \u201cto throw,\u201d send,\u201d or \u201csend forth.\u201d It is linked to the Dutch word Zenden.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Some major synonyms of ‘send’ are \u2018convey,\u2019 \u2018dispatch,\u2019 \u2018deliver,\u2019 \u2018forward,\u2019 or \u2018direct.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        In sentence construction, it is used as a transitive and intransitive verb. However, it is an irregular verb, meaning its spelling changes when used in sentences reflecting simple past tense (V2) or past participle (V3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The word is used in a variety of contexts. Some of the significant contexts in which the term is applied are as mentioned below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n