GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of unwind
Conjugation of the verb unwind:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
unwind
Past Simple:
unwound
Past Partciple:
unwound
Present Partciple:
unwinding
Third Person Singular:
unwinds
Definition:
1. To disentangle, undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition.
2. To relax after you have done something that makes you tired or tense.
Example(s):
1. She unwound the scarf from around her neck and sat down.
2. If I am tired, I like to unwind by listening to classical music.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as unwind. 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 |