GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of sweep
Conjugation of the verb sweep:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
sweep
Past Simple:
swept
Past Partciple:
swept
Present Partciple:
sweeping
Third Person Singular:
sweeps
Definition:
1. To clean a surface, usually a floor, by using a brush or a broom.
2. To move or cause to move quickly and smoothly.
Example(s):
1. Please, help me sweep the floor; it is so dirty!
2. A Ferrari swept past the shop.
The fires swept across the open fields with unbelievable speed.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as sweep. 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 |