“She lead the team to a successful launch last year.”
Confusables Entry 228 / 1011 60-second read
Lead vs. Led
The metal or present tense verb versus the past tense of 'to lead'.
The comparisoni
“She led the team to a successful launch last year.”
More examplesii
01
He has lead many projects in the past.
He has led many projects in the past.
02
Lead pipes are common in old houses.
Lead pipes are common in old houses.
The ruleiii
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LEAD = the metal (rhymes with bed) OR the present tense verb (rhymes with bead).
The noun 'lead' (metal) sounds like the past tense 'led', leading people to think 'lead' is both present and past tense.
Memory aidiv
Remember it like this
LED is like fed. You fed the cat; you led the team.