Irregular VerbsPast tense of “breed”: bred, bred
The verb “breed” is irregular: its past simple is “bred” and its past participle is “bred”.
Base form (V1)
breed
/briːd/
Past simple (V2)
bred
/brɛd/
Past participle (V3)
bred
/brɛd/
Meaning
to have babies, like animals do
Example
They bred horses on the farm.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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