Past simple and past participle
sweep
Sweep is an irregular verb: its past simple is swept and its past participle is swept.
- Base form
- sweep
- Past simple
- swept
- Past participle
- swept
- Definition
- Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.
- Example
- “I've swept the floor.”
- CEFR level
- C1On the CEFR scale, from A1 (beginner) to C2 (proficient).
- Pattern
- The past simple and the past participle are the same, like bring, brought, brought.