GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of spoil
Conjugation of the verb spoil:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
spoil
Past Simple:
spoilt/spoiled
Past Partciple:
spoilt/spoiled
Present Partciple:
spoiling
Third Person Singular:
spoils
Definition:
1. To damage, or destroy the value or quality of something.
2. To harm the character of a child by giving them everything they want or ask for.
3. To reduce the pleasure, interest, or beauty of something.
Example(s):
1. When food gives out smell, it is the indication that the bacteria has spoiled the food.
2. She spoilt her kids by being too indulgent.
3. The bad news spoilt the party.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as spoil. 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 |