Creep: creep – crept – crept

Irregular verb, level B2.

B2 · Upper-intermediate
Base form (V1)creep
Past simple (V2)crept
Past participle (V3)crept

Meaning

To move slowly and quietly, close to the ground.

Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
The cat likes to creep up to birds.

Past simple (V2)
He crept into the room very quietly.

Past participle (V3)
The child has crept under the table.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of creep.

Verbs that change the same way

The long vowel becomes short

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