split
Base form
split
/splɪt/
Past simple
split
/splɪt/
Past participle
split
/splɪt/
MeaningB2
to divide into parts, or break along a line
to split hairs
In use
- After a modal verb · Form 1Shall we split the bill three ways?
- Negative · Form 1Let’s not split up in this crowd, or we’ll lose each other.
- Past simple · Form 2Last year Tom and Maria split up after ten years together.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday Ben split his trousers climbing over a fence.
- Passive · Form 3The class was split into four groups for the project.
- Present perfect · Form 3The new road has split the village in two.
Watch out
Split never changes, and split up means end a relationship: they split up last year. Splitted and splitten are wrong.
Same pattern
A — A — AAll three forms are the same
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