fight
Base form
fight
/faɪt/
Past simple
fought
/fɔːt/
Past participle
fought
/fɔːt/
MeaningA2
to use force against someone, or to argue
to fight tooth and nail
In use
- Negative · Form 1The twins don’t fight as much now that they have separate rooms.
- After a modal verb · Form 1We must fight to keep our local library open.
- Past simple · Form 2Firefighters fought the blaze for six hours last night.
- Past simple · Form 2My grandfather fought in the Second World War.
- Present perfect · Form 3Maria has fought hard for better pay at the hospital.
- Passive · Form 3The election was fought mainly on the cost of housing.
Watch out
Fought rhymes with thought, not with fight: fighted and faught are both wrong.
Same pattern
-ought / -aughtForms two and three end in -ought or -aught
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