Run: run – ran – run

Irregular verb, level A1.

A1 · Beginner
Base form (V1)run
Past simple (V2)ran
Past participle (V3)run

Meaning

To move your legs faster than walking.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I run in the park every morning.

Past simple (V2)
He ran to the bus stop.

Past participle (V3)
She has run a small shop for years.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of run.

Verbs that change the same way

The third form is the same as the first

comebecomeovercome

Phrasal verbs with run

run awayrun throughrun out

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