Irregular VerbsPast tense of “spoil”: spoilt, spoilt
The verb “spoil” is irregular: its past simple is “spoilt” and its past participle is “spoilt”.
Base form (V1)
spoil
/spɔɪl/
Past simple (V2)
spoilt
/spɔɪlt/
Past participle (V3)
spoilt
/spɔɪlt/
Meaning
to make something bad or ruined
Example
The rain spoilt our picnic.
Pattern
ABB — past simple and past participle are the same
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