Dwell: dwell – dwelt/dwelled – dwelt/dwelled

Irregular verb, level B1.

B1 · Intermediate
Base form (V1)dwell
Past simple (V2)dwelt / dwelled
Past participle (V3)dwelt / dwelled

Meaning

To live in a place for a long time.

Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
Some animals dwell in dark caves.

Past simple (V2)
The old man dwelt in a small village.

Past participle (V3)
My family has dwelt here for many years.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of dwell.

Verbs that change the same way

Regular -ed or irregular -t, both are used

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Phrasal verbs with dwell

dwell on

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