Past simple and past participle
spell
Spell is an irregular verb: its past simple is spelt and its past participle is spelt.
- Base form
- spell
- Past simple
- spelt
- Past participle
- spelt
- Definition
- Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.
- Example
- “Dolly spelled her name.”
- CEFR level
- A2On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.