Grammar-ease: Proved vs Proven

Here is a helpful post on the use of ‘Proved’ vs. ‘Proven’

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Today is for those times when you’re not quite sure if you want to use ‘proved’ or ‘proven.’

Both prove and proven are formed from the verb prove. Here are the usage variations:

• Present tense: prove
• Simple past tense: proved
• Past participle: proved
• Irregular past participle: proven

Correct usage examples:

• He has proven his case.
• He proved his case.
• She proved he was wrong.
• She proved she can beat the competition.
• She has proven she can beat the competition.
• The competition proved they weren’t quite a challenge after all.
• That band has proven to be a crowd favorite.
• That band proved to be a crowd favorite.
• The attendees proved their love for the acoustic group.
• My parents have proven they can’t be trusted to remember to lock the door.
• My parents proved they can’t be trusted to remember to lock the door.

As you can see, either variation can be…

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