leap

1) Leap – Leapt – Leapt

• More common in British English.
• Leapt is used for both the past tense and the past participle.
• Examples:
  • She leapt across the stream.

  • He has leapt over many hurdles in his career.

    2) Leap – Leaped – Leaped

• Standard in American English.
• Leaped is used for both the past tense and the past participle.
• Examples:
  • She leaped onto the stage.

  • They have leaped forward in technology.

    Special Note

• Both forms are correct in British and American English, but each region has its preference.

• In modern usage, leaped is more common overall, while leapt often carries a slightly more literary or poetic tone.

  Summary

• Leapt → preferred in British English, often seen in literature.
• Leaped → dominant in American English, also widely accepted in British English.
• Both are correct, but leaped is the more universal modern choice.