Past simple and past participle
kneel
Kneel is an irregular verb: its past simple is knelt and its past participle is knelt.
- Base form
- kneel
- Past simple
- knelt
- Past participle
- knelt
- Definition
- Be in or assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission.
- Example
- “They knelt down and prayed.”
- CEFR level
- B2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.