Difference Between Led and Lead
Difference Between Led and Lead
Hii) While reading an article about leadership, I noticed the sentence, "She lead the team to success last year," and it felt off. I remembered "lead" and "led" can be tricky, but I wasn’t sure why. So, I decided to ask you)
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You're absolutely right to sense that something felt off! The confusion between "lead" and "led" is pretty common because they look and sound related, but their usage differs based on tense:
- "Lead" (pronounced leed) is the present tense of the verb, meaning to guide, direct, or show the way.
- Example: She leads the team with confidence every day.
- "Led" is the past tense of "lead."
- Example: She led the team to success last year.
- Adding to the confusion, "lead" (pronounced led) is also a noun, referring to the metal (like in pencils or pipes). But that’s a separate usage.
In your example, the correct version should be:
- "She led the team to success last year."
It's a subtle mix-up that happens because "led" sounds like the metal "lead" (led), and people often default to the more familiar spelling. 😊
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