Irregular VerbsPast tense of “sow”: sowed, sown
The verb “sow” is irregular: its past simple is “sowed” and its past participle is “sown”.
Base form (V1)
sow
/səʊ/
Past simple (V2)
sowed
/səʊd/
Past participle (V3)
sown
/səʊn/
Meaning
to put seeds in the ground (sounds just like "sew" — fixing cloth — but means something different)
Example
The farmer sowed the seeds in spring.
Pattern
ABC — all three forms are different
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