Is It Pet or Petted?

The past tense of “pet” has been “petted” for over 500 years. Fairly recently, “pet” has become regularly used and accepted in informal settings – largely by Americans, rebels that we are; however, in edited text, “petted” holds strong as the correct version.

How do you use petted in a sentence?

Petted sentence example
  1. He was not petted and spoiled like many other princes. ...
  2. He watched her with an amused expression as she petted the kitten and talked to it.

What's the plural of pet?

The plural form of pet is pets.

Maya Lin-Takahashi

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