Past simple and past participle
grind
Grind is an irregular verb: its past simple is ground and its past participle is ground.
- Base form
- grind
- Past simple
- ground
- Past participle
- ground
- Definition
- Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.
- Example
- “Grind some black pepper over the salad.”
- CEFR level
- C1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.