Past simple and past participle
spit
Spit is an irregular verb: its past simple is spat and its past participle is spat.
- Base form
- spit
- Past simple
- spat
- Past participle
- spat
- Definition
- Eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger.
- Example
- “Todd spit in Hugh's face.”
- 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.