Irregular VerbsPast tense of “misunderstand”: misunderstood, misunderstood
The verb “misunderstand” is irregular: its past simple is “misunderstood” and its past participle is “misunderstood”.
Base form (V1)
misunderstand
/mɪˌsʌndəˈstænd/
Past simple (V2)
misunderstood
/mɪˌsʌndəˈstʊd/
Past participle (V3)
misunderstood
/mɪˌsʌndəˈstʊd/
Meaning
to understand something the wrong way
Example
She misunderstood my question.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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