Can you say we were sat?

It is just fine to say, “We were sat at the table in the restaurant” — but only if the waiter walked you over to the table, and indicated that you should sit there. These are both completed actions, in the past tense.

Why do people say was sat?

I was sat waiting for an hour uses the simple past of be and the past participle of the second verb sit, and finally waiting is in the progressive verb form. This pattern, which almost looks like the passive voice, is used to introduce anecdotes and stories, almost as a kind of ‘scene-setting’ device.

Is sat in a sentence?

(1) He went and sat beside her. (2) We sat in the upper tier at the stadium. (3) She sat up in bed, listening. (4) She sat proudly astride her new motorbike.

Was sat Meaning?

Sat” is either active perfect “the cat sat on the mat” or passive past participle: “He was sat upon by his boss” (figuratively, one hopes). To say “I was sat in the corner” begs the question “by whom”? – someone made me sit in the corner. But it is often used in local English dialect when it means “I was sitting”.

How do you use sitting in a sentence?

(1) They were sitting round the fire on upturned boxes. (2) He was sitting in a chair. (3) We’ll be sitting in the second carriage. (4) I felt warm and cosy sitting by the fire.

What do you mean by SATS?

Scholastic Aptitude Test
The SAT is an examination which is often taken by students who wish to enter a college or university. SAT is an abbreviation for ‘Scholastic Aptitude Test’.

What is the second form of SAT?

The past tense of sit is sat. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of sit is sits. The present participle of sit is sitting. The past participle of sit is sat or sitten (archaic, Britain dialectal).

Is it correct to say ‘I was sat in the corner’?

To say “I was sat in the corner” begs the question “by whom”? – someone made me sit in the corner. But it is often used in local English dialect when it means “I was sitting”. Walt ford says not in the US. Do any other nations encounter this departure from standard English?

Is the past participle ‘I was sat’ correct?

“I was sat” is incorrect! Does anyone else want to scream/throw things upon hearing the increasingly common misuse of the past participle? It has become the norm for people to say “he was SAT over there…” when it should be “he was sitting over there” or “we were led down” no, you were “lying down”, you daft muppets.

Why can’t we use ‘he sat’ instead of ‘he was sat’?

Because it is incorrect: it is dialect, not Standard English. “Sat” is the past tense: “he sat” or past participle: “he was sat (upon) by (someone). The imperfect tense is “he was sitting/seated”. You cannot change “he was laughing” to “he was laughed” either.

Where does the phrase “I was sat” come from?

I think “I was sat” is a regional variation from north England, which gradually took over from the normal “I was sitting” – don’t know when. I never heard it in Scotland when I lived there in younger days.