Past simple and past participle
rend
Rend is an irregular verb: its past simple is rent and its past participle is rent.
- Base form
- rend
- Past simple
- rent
- Past participle
- rent
- Definition
- Tear (something) into two or more pieces.
- Example
- “Snapping teeth that would rend human flesh to shreds.”
- 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.