rewrite
Base form
rewrite
/ˌriːˈraɪt/
Past simple
rewrote
/ˌriːˈrəʊt/
Past participle
rewritten
/ˌriːˈrɪtn/
MeaningB2
to write something again in a different way
to rewrite a speech you wrote yesterday
In use
- Imperative · Form 1Rewrite the last paragraph in your own words.
- Question · Form 1Will you rewrite the ending of the story?
- Past simple · Form 2Last week I rewrote my CV three times.
- Past simple · Form 2In 2020 the band rewrote their old hit for a new album.
- Passive · Form 3The script was rewritten after the first rehearsal.
- Present perfect · Form 3She has rewritten the history books with her discovery.
Watch out
Like write: rewrote, then rewritten with double t. Rewrited and rewriten are wrong.
Same pattern
A — B — CAll three forms differ
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