GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of deal
Conjugation of the verb deal:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
deal
Past Simple:
dealt
Past Partciple:
dealt
Present Partciple:
dealing
Third Person Singular:
deals
Definition:
1. To be concerned with something.
2. To take action with regard to someone or something.
3. To distribute the cards to players.
Example(s):
1. This magazine deals with real estate.
2. I don't know how to deal with this problem.
3. Is it my turn to deal.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as deal. 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 |
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 |