Past simple and past participle
slay
Slay is an irregular verb: its past simple is slew and its past participle is slain.
- Base form
- slay
- Past simple
- slew
- Past participle
- slain
- Definition
- Kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
- Example
- “St. George slew the dragon.”
- CEFR level
- C2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The three forms are different, like begin, began, begun.