Past simple and past participle
run
Run is an irregular verb: its past simple is ran and its past participle is run.
- Base form
- run
- Past simple
- ran
- Past participle
- run
- Definition
- Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
- Example
- “The dog ran across the road.”
- CEFR level
- A1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past participle is the same as the base form, like come, came, come.