VERBONKSPlay freeBurn past tense and past participleburn · burned · burned
The past participle (the 3rd form) of burn is burned / burnt and the past simple is burned / burnt. The three forms are burn, burned / burnt, burned / burnt.
Burn in a sentence
I burned the toast. Again.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I burn · she burns |
| Present continuous | I am burning · they are burning |
| Past simple | I burned · she burned · they burned |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't burn · she didn't burn |
| Past simple, question | Did you burn? · Did she burn? |
| Present perfect | I have burned · she has burned |
| Past perfect | I had burned |
| Future | I will burn |
Common mistakes with burn
✗ I didn't burned✓ I didn't burn✗ Did you burned?✓ Did you burn?✗ I have burn✓ I have burned
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quizEn español
burn significa quemar. Pasado: burned / burnt. Participio: burned / burnt.
🎭 burn runs with The Two-Faced Gang
-ed or -t, both OK
The Two-Faced Gang lives a double life. In the USA they act like good citizens: learned, burned, smelled. Cross the ocean to the UK and they show their other face: learnt, burnt, smelt. Both are correct, so you can't arrest them for either one. light is the master of disguise: lit, or sometimes lighted.
🔎 How to spot one: -ed or -t, both are right. Pick one style and stick with it.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| learn | learned / learnt | learned / learnt |
| burn | burned / burnt | burned / burnt |
| smell | smelled / smelt | smelled / smelt |
| spell | spelled / spelt | spelled / spelt |
| spill | spilled / spilt | spilled / spilt |
| lean | leaned / leant | leaned / leant |
| light | lit / lighted | lit / lighted |
Questions about burn
What is the past tense of burn?
The past simple of "burn" is "burned / burnt". Example: I burned the toast. Again.
What is the past participle of burn?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "burn" is "burned / burnt", as in "I have burned".
What are the 3 forms of burn?
V1 burn, V2 burned / burnt, V3 burned / burnt.
Is burn a regular or an irregular verb?
"burn" is an irregular verb.
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de burn?
"burn" significa "quemar". Pasado: burned / burnt. Participio: burned / burnt.