Past simple and past participle
sew
Sew is an irregular verb: its past simple is sewed and its past participle is sewn.
- Base form
- sew
- Past simple
- sewed
- Past participle
- sewn
- Definition
- Join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle and thread or a sewing machine.
- Example
- “She sewed the seams and hemmed the border.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.