Past simple and past participle
spoil
Spoil is an irregular verb: its past simple is spoilt and its past participle is spoilt.
- Base form
- spoil
- Past simple
- spoilt
- Past participle
- spoilt
- Definition
- Diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
- Example
- “I wouldn't want to spoil your fun.”
- CEFR level
- B1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.