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Past tense of “mow”: mowed, mown

The verb “mow” is irregular: its past simple is “mowed” and its past participle is “mown”.

Base form (V1)
mow
/məʊ/
Past simple (V2)
mowed
/məʊd/
Past participle (V3)
mown
/məʊn/

Meaning

to cut grass short

Example

He mowed the lawn on Sunday.

Pattern

ABC — all three forms are different

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