Why do we say “open” and “closed”? Why is one in present tense and the other in past tense?

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Edit: to clarify, I mean when shops have a sign that says “open” versus “closed”. Why is it not “opened/closed” or “open/close”?

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How we word things depends on the tense, past, present, and future. A store is either Open for Business or Closed for business.

The present tense for Open: “We are Open.”

The past tense for Open: “We opened at 9.”

The future tense for Open: “We will open at 9.” or possibly “We will be opening at 9.”

Present tense for Close is “We are closed.

The past tense for Close is “We closed at 9.”

The Future tense for Close: “We close at 9.” or possibly “We will be closing at 9.”

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