Past tense of grind
The past simple of grind is ground and the past participle is ground: grind – ground – ground.
- Base form V1
- grind
- Past simple V2
- ground
- Past participle V3
- ground
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Meaning of grind
To crush a material between hard surfaces until it becomes small pieces or powder
- ExampleGrind the spices into a fine powder.
Grind, ground, ground in sentences
- Past simpleHe ground the coffee by hand.
- Past participleThe wheat has been ground into flour.
Common mistakes
grindedground. Grind is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on grind, with the same forms: regrind.
Past simple and past participle the same, like grind: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of grind?
Ground. For example: He ground the coffee by hand.
What is the past participle of grind?
Ground. It follows be in the passive, as in The wheat has been ground into flour.
Is grind a regular verb?
No. Grind is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
