I was sat_on the bench. vs I was seated on the bench.

[Ana Laura]

Hi,

I don't know which sentence is correct:

a) I was sat on the bench

b) I was seated on the bench

Thank you in advance

[Milanya]

a) I was sat on the bench (wrong) — I sat on the bench. or I was sitting on the bench.

b) I was seated on the bench (correct) - somebody else seated me (like an usher in a theater)
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[Ana Laura]

Thank you very much

Would it be incorrect to say : 'Andrea was seated on the couch, watching T.V.'?

Thanks for you help. :wink:

[Milanya]

'Andrea was seated on the couch, watching T.V. - looks correct
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[Anna.ha]

I am also struggling with these two words. In every day conversation, I rarely hear people say 'seat' apart from 'have a seat`, 'take a seat'...etc. Its likely that using 'seat' is more formal than doing with 'sit'. e.g in a celebration of honor, an MC usually says 'please be seated'. When you are on board you normally see notices in an aircraft saying 'fasten the seatbelt while seated'. :-

anyway i am in no way qualified to comment in depth about these two words.

[Mister Micawber]

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a) I was sat on the bench-- Odd and uncommon. 'A large person picked me up and put me on the bench'.

b) I was seated on the bench-- fine and common. Either 'The usher took me to the bench seat' or 'I was in a sitting position on the bench'.
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[Alan]

Hi Ana Laura,

'Was seated' comes across as formal to me and has the idea of being shown to a seat as in: The ceremony didn't begin until all the guests were seated. If I were describing someone as sitting next to me, I would say: The old woman sat next to me couldn't stop coughing. According to Charles, this makes me odd and uncommon. Whatever!

Alan
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[Mister Micawber]

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Really, Alan? 'The woman sat next to me' = 'The woman who was sitting next to me'? A definite Briticism I've never met before. My apologies.
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[Ana Laura]

Thanks to all of you!