Irregular VerbsPast tense of “seek”: sought, sought
The verb “seek” is irregular: its past simple is “sought” and its past participle is “sought”.
Base form (V1)
seek
/siːk/
Past simple (V2)
sought
/sɔːt/
Past participle (V3)
sought
/sɔːt/
Meaning
to look for something
Example
They sought help from a lawyer.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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