Past simple and past participle
creep
Creep is an irregular verb: its past simple is crept and its past participle is crept.
- Base form
- creep
- Past simple
- crept
- Past participle
- crept
- Definition
- Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.
- Example
- “He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.”
- CEFR level
- C2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.