Many of us have problem with the usage of ‘send’ and ‘sent’, where we are often unsure about which one to use when we make a sentence. There is a quick fix to this problem and it is the use of ‘dispatch’ and ‘dispatched’ in the place of ‘send’ and ‘sent’.
Whenever in doubt of whether to use ‘send’ or ‘sent’, try making the sentence using ‘dispatch’ and ‘dispatched’. If you would use ‘dispatch’ then the right usage is ‘send’ and if you would use ‘dispatched’ the correct word to use is ‘sent’.
For example, if you are in doubt about whether to use ‘send’ or ‘sent’ in the sentence “I will send/sent the report now”, try making the sentence using ‘dispatch’. So will you write “I will dispatch the report now” OR “I will dispatched the report now”? You would use “I will dispatch the report now”, isn’t it? So here the right usage is ‘send’.
Similarly, if you are in doubt about whether to use ‘send’ or ‘sent’ in the sentence “I have already send/sent the report”, use ‘dispatch’ and see. Will you write “I have already dispatch the report” OR “I have already dispatched the report”? You would use “I have already dispatched the report”, right? So the correct usage here is ‘sent’.
Hope this helps.
