Sleep: sleep – slept – slept

Irregular verb, level A1.

A1 · Beginner
Base form (V1)sleep
Past simple (V2)slept
Past participle (V3)slept

Meaning

To close your eyes and rest at night.

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Examples for each form

Base form (V1)
I sleep eight hours every night.

Past simple (V2)
The baby slept all afternoon.

Past participle (V3)
He has slept very badly this week.

Check yourself

Write the past simple and the past participle of sleep.

Verbs that change the same way

The long vowel becomes short

feelkeepmeanleavemeetfeeddealbreedfleesweepcreepbleed

Phrasal verbs with sleep

sleep in

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