Burn: burn – burned/burnt – burned/burnt

Irregular verb, level A2.

A2 · Elementary
Base form (V1)burn
Past simple (V2)burned / burntBrE
Past participle (V3)burned / burntBrE

Meaning

To be on fire or to hurt with heat.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
Dry wood will burn easily.

Past simple (V2)
She burned the toast this morning.

Past participle (V3)
I have burned my finger on the stove.

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Write the past simple and the past participle of burn.

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Regular -ed or irregular -t, both are used

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