Past simple and past participle
buy
Buy is an irregular verb: its past simple is bought and its past participle is bought.
- Base form
- buy
- Past simple
- bought
- Past participle
- bought
- Definition
- Obtain in exchange for payment.
- Example
- “He bought me a new dress.”
- CEFR level
- A1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.