Irregular VerbsPast tense of “spend”: spent, spent
The verb “spend” is irregular: its past simple is “spent” and its past participle is “spent”.
Base form (V1)
spend
/spɛnd/
Past simple (V2)
spent
/spɛnt/
Past participle (V3)
spent
/spɛnt/
Meaning
to use money or time
Example
We spent the whole day shopping.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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