Past tense of breed
The past simple of breed is bred and the past participle is bred: breed – bred – bred.
- Base form V1
- breed
- Past simple V2
- bred
- Past participle V3
- bred
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Meaning of breed
To keep and manage animals so that they produce young with selected characteristics
- ExampleThe farm breeds sheep for their wool.
Breed, bred, bred in sentences
- Past simpleThey bred horses on that farm.
- Past participleThese dogs have been bred for work.
Common mistakes
breededbred. Breed is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on breed, with the same forms: crossbreed, interbreed, overbreed.
Past simple and past participle the same, like breed: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of breed?
Bred. For example: They bred horses on that farm.
What is the past participle of breed?
Bred. It follows be in the passive, as in These dogs have been bred for work.
Is breed a regular verb?
No. Breed is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
