Cast versus Casted

What is the Difference Between Cast and Casted?


When to Use Cast

Cast can be a noun or a verb.

As a noun, cast means an object made by shaping molten material in a mold or the actors taking part in a play or movie.

  • After the cast has taken shape, it is removed from the furnace.
  • The cast in this movie is incredible.

    As a verb, cast has several meanings. It can mean to throw something, like in these examples,

  • Peter cast his net into the water and waited to catch some fish.
  • The tree cast a long shadow over the stream in the late afternoon sun.

    Cast can also mean to shape molten material in a mold.

    For example,

    The queen ordered the blacksmith to cast her a new scepter out of solid gold.

  • Cast is an irregular verb, so it does not follow the standard rules of English conjugation.

    As a past participle, cast can also function as an adjective, where it modifies a noun, like in the phrase cast iron.

    When to Use Casted

    Casted is an incorrect past tense conjugation of the verb cast. It almost never appears in print or edited works of any kind.

    Summary

    Is it casted or cast? While it might be tempting to use both of these conjugations in your writing, only one of them is an accepted past tense of cast.

    Cast is the correct past tense of It is an irregular verb.
    Casted is an incorrect past tense conjugation of cast.

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