How do you use grown up in a sentence?

They’re a middle-aged couple, with grown-up children.

My children are all grown-up now.

She seems very sensible and grown-up.

I have to be a bit more grown-up for work.

I don’t feel very grown-up.

Had grown up or have grown up?

‘When you grow up’ means, ‘when you become an adult’. Now, if someone has grown from a child into an adult, we can say they’ve grown up. Parents might say they have grown-up children.

Had grew or had grown?

The Past. Past Continuous – “The plant was growing in spring.” Past Simple – “It grew until June.” Past Perfect Simple – “It had already grown by July.”

What defines a grown-up?

Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult. If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child.

Is grown-up one or two words?

“Grown up” can be the past participle of “grow up,” but it can also be a noun or an adjective; when it is, it needs a hyphen: Always hold a grown-up’s hand.

What is the past tense of grow up?

The past tense of grow up is grew up. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of grow up is grows up. The present participle of grow up is growing up.

Has grown-up in a sentence?

He seems very grown up for a ten-year-old. This book is a bit too grown up for you (= you are too young to understand this book). [ before noun ] She has two grown-up children who work in the family business. grown upHer children are all grown up now.

What is the difference between “grew up and have grown up”?

The first two phrases (grew up and have grown up) are in the past and are used differently than “have been growing up.” Here are sentences using these phrases. I grew up in the 1960s during the last years of the Vietnam War and the years leading up to the Moon Landing.

What tense do you use after since in a sentence?

In all sentences of this type you must use the Present Perfect tense in the main clause. However, the rule that you use the Past tense after “since” is flexible. Sometimes we can use the Present Perfect here as well.

What is the difference between ‘you have grown so fast’ and ‘you grow fast’?

The difference is between the times what were used in this sentences. “You have grown so fast” it is a sentence in present perfect. So a person who said it, had to say it in the moment when he/she saw him/her for the first time from a longer time. The second sentence is in past simple.

How do you use 6 years in a sentence?

~ I’ve known her for 6 six years / since 2004. ~ I met her 6 years ago. We were in the same class at school. More example sentences using the present perfect: My mom is in New York City on a business trip. She has been there since Monday. I live in Canada. I have lived in Canada my entire life.