VERBONKSPlay freeLearn past tense and past participlelearn · learned · learned
The past participle (the 3rd form) of learn is learned / learnt and the past simple is learned / learnt. The three forms are learn, learned / learnt, learned / learnt.
Learn in a sentence
I learned ten verbs today.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I learn · she learns |
| Present continuous | I am learning · they are learning |
| Past simple | I learned · she learned · they learned |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't learn · she didn't learn |
| Past simple, question | Did you learn? · Did she learn? |
| Present perfect | I have learned · she has learned |
| Past perfect | I had learned |
| Future | I will learn |
Common mistakes with learn
✗ I didn't learned✓ I didn't learn✗ Did you learned?✓ Did you learn?✗ I have learn✓ I have learned
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
learn significa aprender. Pasado: learned / learnt. Participio: learned / learnt.
🎭 learn 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 learn
What is the past tense of learn?
The past simple of "learn" is "learned / learnt". Example: I learned ten verbs today.
What is the past participle of learn?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "learn" is "learned / learnt", as in "I have learned".
What are the 3 forms of learn?
V1 learn, V2 learned / learnt, V3 learned / learnt.
Is learn a regular or an irregular verb?
"learn" is an irregular verb.
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de learn?
"learn" significa "aprender". Pasado: learned / learnt. Participio: learned / learnt.