The past tense of 'start' is 'started'. When we move from present to past tense in English, we usually add -ed at the end of regular verbs. This holds true for 'start', converting it to 'started' to represent something that began in the past. It's like imagining we're on a journey, traveling backwards in time to remember what happened. 'Starting' is our departure point in the present. But when we want to recall our journey, we've 'started'—we have added the '-ed' of memory to our verb. This is one of the beauties and efficiencies of language, letting us place events within the timeline of our lives.
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