Past simple and past participle
become
Become is an irregular verb: its past simple is became and its past participle is become.
- Base form
- become
- Past simple
- became
- Past participle
- become
- Definition
- Begin to be.
- Example
- “It is becoming clear that we are in a totally new situation.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past participle is the same as the base form, like come, came, come.