Past simple and past participle
bleed
Bleed is an irregular verb: its past simple is bled and its past participle is bled.
- Base form
- bleed
- Past simple
- bled
- Past participle
- bled
- Definition
- Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.
- Example
- “The cut was bleeding steadily.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.