Oh, the past tense of "copy"? That's a great question! Well, let me first explain what we mean by "past tense". In English, when we want to talk about something that happened in the past, we usually add "-ed" to the end of the verb. For example, "walk" becomes "walked", "talk" becomes "talked", and so on.
So, what about "copy"? The past tense of "copy" is "copied". If you want to talk about something you did in the past, like making a copy of a document, you would say "I copied the document". It's as simple as that!
But let's take a step back and think about what "copy" really means. When we copy something, we're essentially making a duplicate of it. Just like how a photocopier creates a copy of a piece of paper. And just like how a copy of a painting might not be as valuable as the original, there are different types of copies in language too. A literal copy might be a simple repetition of the same words, while a creative copy might involve using similar words or concepts but in a new and original way.
So, whether you're talking about making a photocopy or writing a creative copy for a marketing campaign, it all comes down to taking something that already exists and replicating it in some way. And now you know that the past tense of "copy" is "copied".
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