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Past tense of “bend”: bent, bent

The verb “bend” is irregular: its past simple is “bent” and its past participle is “bent”.

Base form (V1)
bend
/bɛnd/
Past simple (V2)
bent
/bɛnt/
Past participle (V3)
bent
/bɛnt/

Meaning

to make something not straight

Example

She bent the wire into a circle.

Pattern

ABB — past simple and past participle are the same

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