kneel

kneel, knelt, knelt

kneel, kneeled, kneeled

To rest on knees

跪下

1) Kneel – Knelt – Knelt

This is the traditional irregular form, more common in British English.
Example:
- She kneels to pray every morning.
- Yesterday, she knelt beside the bed.
- They have knelt in silence many times.
  
  2) Kneel – Kneeled – Kneeled
This is the regular form, more common in American English.
Example:
- He kneeled to tie his shoes.
- She kneeled before the king.
- They have kneeled during the ceremony.
  
  Summary
Knelt → irregular, traditional, British-preferred.
Kneeled → regular, American-preferred.
Both are correct, but knelt is more widely recognized internationally.

Base Form	kneel
Simple Past	knelt \| kneeled
Past Participle	knelt \| kneeled
3rd Person Singular	kneels
-ing Form	kneeling
Categories	Type 2: irr Type 4: ee Type 5: a-b-b

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Type 4: ee 11

bleed - bled - bled

breed - bred - bred

creep - crept - crept

feed - fed - fed

feel - felt - felt

freeze - froze - frozen

keep - kept - kept

kneel - knelt - knelt

meet - met - met

sleep - slept - slept

speed - sped - sped

Verbs starting with "kne" 1

Verbs ending with "eel" 4

Verbs 10

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