Past tense of grow
The past simple of grow is grew and the past participle is grown: grow – grew – grown.
- Base form V1
- grow
- Past simple V2
- grew
- Past participle V3
- grown
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Meaning of grow
To become larger, greater in amount, or more advanced in development
- ExampleThe town grew rapidly after the railway opened.
Grow, grew, grown in sentences
- Past simpleThe tree grew very quickly.
- Past participleThe town has grown a lot.
Common mistakes
growedgrew. Grow is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The town has grew a lot.The town has grown a lot. After have, use the past participle, grown.
Similar verbs
Built on grow, with the same forms: outgrow, regrow.
All three forms different, like grow: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of grow?
Grew. For example: The tree grew very quickly.
What is the past participle of grow?
Grown. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The town has grown a lot.
Is grow a regular verb?
No. Grow is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
