GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of burst
Conjugation of the verb burst:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
burst
Past Simple:
burst
Past Partciple:
burst
Present Partciple:
bursting
Third Person Singular:
bursts
Definition:
To break or cause to break from internal pressure or by any other means.
Example(s):
I lost control of the car when a tire burst.
I blew the balloon too much and it burst.
The flood was caused by a dam that had burst earlier in the morning.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as burst. They are:
- Verbs with similar forms in the infinitive, past simple, and past participle.
- Verbs like 'set, set, set'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| beset | beset | beset |
| bet | bet | bet |
| broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
| burst | burst | burst |
| bust | bust/busted | bust/busted |
| cast | cast | cast |
| cost | cost | cost |
| cut | cut | cut |
| fit | fit | fit |
| forcast | forcast | forcast |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| input | input/inputted | input/inputted |
| knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
| let | let | let |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit | quit |
| read | read | read |
| set | set | set |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shut | shut | shut |
| slit | slit | slit |
| spit | spat/spit | spat/spit |
| split | split | split |
| spread | spread | spread |
| sublet | sublet | sublet |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| undercut | undercut | undercut |
| upset | upset | upset |
