The English verb 'keep down' is pronounced as [kiːp daʊn].
Related to:
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb keep down: Infinitive (keep down), Past Simple - (kept down), Past Participle - (kept down).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb keep down
👉 Forms of verb keep down in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of keep down.
Keep down: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| keep down [kiːp daʊn] |
kept down [kept daʊn] |
kept down [kept daʊn] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb keep down?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'keep down'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'keep down'
- the first form (V1) is 'keep down' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'kept down' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'kept down' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of keep down?
The past tense and past participle of keep down are: keep down in past simple is kept down, and past participle is kept down.
What is the past tense of keep down?
The past tense of the verb "keep down" is "kept down", and the past participle is "kept down".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — keep down in past simple kept down
(V2).
Future simple — keep down in future simple is keep down (will + V1).
Present Perfect — keep down in present perfect tense is
kept down
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — keep down in past perfect tense is
kept down
(had + V3).
keep down regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'keep down' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'keep down' is .
Examples of Verb keep down in Sentences
- Keep down so the guards don't spot you (Present Simple)
- Just make sure you keep down the umbrella if it starts to get windy (Present Simple)
- I have a nice heavy paperweight that keeps my papers down (Present Simple)
- We'll need to use some strong tape to keep this panel down (Future Simple)
- I feel like my boss has really been keeping me down (Present Simple)
- I tried to keep down my urge to cry as my big brother got on the train for college (Past Simple)
- I was trying to keep my frustration down (Past Continuous)
- Keep it down before the neighbours call the police (Present Simple)
