Irregular VerbsPast tense of “buy”: bought, bought
The verb “buy” is irregular: its past simple is “bought” and its past participle is “bought”.
Base form (V1)
buy
/baɪ/
Past simple (V2)
bought
/bɔːt/
Past participle (V3)
bought
/bɔːt/
Meaning
to get something by paying money
Example
He bought a car last week.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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