GRAMMAR
The past simple and the past participle of wear
Conjugation of the verb wear:
Base Form/Infinitive without 'to':
wear
Past Simple:
wore
Past Partciple:
worn
Present Partciple:
wearing
Third Person Singular:
wears
Definition:
To have clothes, shoes, or jewelry on your body.
Example(s):
She was wearing a beautiful red dress at the party.
I don't like wearing jewelry.
Similar verbs
The irregular verbs in the table below have the same pattern as wear. They are:
- Verbs with '-ear', '-ore', '-orn' in the three forms.
- Verbs like 'bear, bore, born'.
| Verb | Simple past | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| bear | bore | born |
| shear | sheared/shore | sheared/shorn |
| swear | swore | sworn |
| tear | tore | torn |
| wear | wore | worn |
