Irregular VerbsPast tense of “burn”: burnt, burnt
The verb “burn” is irregular: its past simple is “burnt” and its past participle is “burnt”.
Base form (V1)
burn
/bɜːn/
Past simple (V2)
burnt
/bɜːnt/
Past participle (V3)
burnt
/bɜːnt/
Meaning
to be on fire
Example
She burnt the toast this morning.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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