Grind: grind – ground – ground

Irregular verb, level B2.

B2 · Upper-intermediate
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.

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Write the past simple and the past participle of grind.

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Past forms end in -ound

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