GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of buy
Conjugation of the verb buy:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
buy
Past Simple:
bought
Past Partciple:
bought
Present Partciple:
buying
Third Person Singular:
buys
Definition:
1. To obtain in exchange for payment.
2. To believe that something is true.
Example(s):
1. He bought a beautiful car with the money he got from the sale of a farm.
He has saved enough money to buy a property in Hawaii.
2. Nobody will ever buy that story! You have just to tell the truth!
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as buy. They are:
- Verbs with the same past simple and past participle forms.
- Verbs like 'bend, bent, bent'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| abide | abode/abided | abode/abided/(rare) abidden |
| alight | alit/alighted | alit/alighted |
| babysit | babysat | babysat |
| behold | beheld | beheld |
| bend | bent | bent |
| bind | bound | bound |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| breed | bred | bred |
| bring | brought | brought |
| build | built | built |
| burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| clothe | clad/clothed | clad/clothed |
| creep | crept | crept |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dive | dove/dived | dove/dived |
| dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
| dwell | dwelt/dwelled | dwelt/dwelled |
| feed | fed | fed |
| feel | felt | felt |
| fight | fought | fought |
| find | found | found |
| flee | fled | fled |
| foretell | foretold | foretold |
| have | had | had |
| hear | heard | heard |
| hold | held | held |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt/ kneeled | knelt/ kneeled |
| lay | lain | lain |
| lead | led | led |
| lean | lent/leaned | lent/leaned |
| leap | leapt/leaped | leapt/leaped |
| learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
| leave | left | left |
| lend | lent | lent |
| light | lighted/lit | lighted/lit |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| meet | met | met |
| mislead | misled | misled |
| misspell | misspelt/misspelled | misspelt/misspelled |
| misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
| pay | paid | paid |
| rid | rid/ridded | rid/ridded |
| say | said | said |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| send | sent | sent |
| shine | shone | shone |
| shoe | shod/shoed | shod/shoed |
| shoot | shot | shot |
| sit | sat | sat |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| slide | slid | slid |
| smell | smelt/smelled | smelt/smelled |
| speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
| spell | spelt | spelt |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
| spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
| stand | stood | stood |
| strip | stript/stripped | stript/stripped |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| unbind | unbound | unbound |
| understand | understood | understood |
| unwind | unwound | unwound |
| win | won | won |
| wind | wound | wound |
| withhold | withheld | withheld |
| withstand | withstood | withstood |
