Spoil: spoil – spoiled/spoilt – spoiled/spoilt
Irregular verb, level B1.
Base form (V1)spoil
Past simple (V2)spoiled / spoiltBrE
Past participle (V3)spoiled / spoiltBrE
Meaning
To damage something or give too much to a child.
Examples for each form
Base form (V1)
Too much rain can spoil the party.
Past simple (V2)
The rain spoiled our picnic yesterday.
Past participle (V3)
She has spoiled her son with too many gifts.
Check yourself
Write the past simple and the past participle of spoil.
Verbs that change the same way
Regular -ed or irregular -t, both are used
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