cut
Base form
cut
/kʌt/
Past simple
cut
/kʌt/
Past participle
cut
/kʌt/
MeaningA1
to divide something with a knife or scissors
to cut corners
In use
- Imperative · Form 1Cut the onions into small pieces before you add them.
- Negative · Form 1Please don’t cut your own fringe before the wedding.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I cut my finger while I was chopping carrots.
- Past simple · Form 2Last month the company cut the number of buses on our route.
- Passive · Form 3The grass in the park is cut every two weeks in summer.
- Past perfect · Form 3Mum had already cut the birthday cake when we arrived.
Watch out
Cut stays the same, but the t doubles before -ing: cutting. Cutted is wrong.
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