Irregular VerbsPast tense of “keep”: kept, kept
The verb “keep” is irregular: its past simple is “kept” and its past participle is “kept”.
Base form (V1)
keep
/kiːp/
Past simple (V2)
kept
/kɛpt/
Past participle (V3)
kept
/kɛpt/
Meaning
to hold onto something and not let it go
Example
He kept the secret for years.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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