put
Base form
put
/pʊt/
Past simple
put
/pʊt/
Past participle
put
/pʊt/
MeaningA1
to move something into a place
to put the kettle on
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Where should I put these boxes?
- Negative · Form 1Don’t put your feet on the sofa, please.
- Past simple · Form 2Leo put the shopping away as soon as he got home.
- Past simple · Form 2Last night I put my phone on charge and forgot about it.
- Passive · Form 3The new benches were put in the park last month.
- Present perfect · Form 3I’ve put your keys on the kitchen table.
Watch out
Put never changes: put, put, put. Putted belongs to golf.
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