Past simple and past participle
dig
Dig is an irregular verb: its past simple is dug and its past participle is dug.
- Base form
- dig
- Past simple
- dug
- Past participle
- dug
- Definition
- Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.
- Example
- “The boar had been digging for roots.”
- 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.