Grind: grind – ground – ground
Irregular verb, level B2.
Base form (V1)grind
Past simple (V2)ground
Past participle (V3)ground
Meaning
To crush something into small pieces or powder.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
I grind the coffee beans every morning.
Past simple (V2)
She ground the pepper over the food.
Past participle (V3)
The farmer has ground the wheat into flour.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of grind.
Don't confuse
- ground (noun)
Verbs that change the same way
Past forms end in -ound
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