GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of send
Conjugation of the verb send:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
send
Past Simple:
sent
Past Partciple:
sent
Present Partciple:
sending
Third Person Singular:
sends
Definition:
To cause something to go from one place to another, especially by post or email.
Example(s):
She sent the company an email to complain about the product she had bought.
We sent her flowers after her recovery.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as send. 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 |
