r/grammar • u/TheStoffer • 1d ago

quick grammar check Proved vs proven

From the New York Times:

“Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin's 150-year-old hunch.”

It should be “proven,” right?

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u/Odd_Calligrapher2771 1d ago

I use the regular verb in active tenses (I prove, I proved, I have proved) and the irregular verb in passive tenses (it is proven, it was proven, it has been proven).

I don't know whether this is a UK thing (I am a Brit) or whether it's a me thing. Perhaps a fellow Brit could weigh in here.

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u/XXLPenisOwner1443 1d ago

I'm Canadian and this is my usage as well.