spit

spit, spat, spat
spit, spit, spit

To eject saliva

吐口水

1) Spit – Spat – Spat

  • More common in British English.
  • Spat is used for both the past tense and the past participle.
  • Examples:
    • He spat on the pavement.

    • The boy spat out the bitter pill.

      2) Spit – Spit – Spit

  • More common in American English.
  • Spit is used for both the past tense and the past participle.
  • Examples:
    • He spit on the ground in anger.

    • The child spit out the medicine.

      Summary

  • Spat → preferred in British English (past tense and past participle).
  • Spit → dominant in American English (past tense and past participle).
  • Both forms are correct, but usage depends on regional preference.
Base Form spit
Simple Past spat | spit
Past Participle spat | spit
3rd Person Singular spits
-ing Form spitting
Categories
Type 2: irr Type 5: a-b-b
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All Verbs Verb Quiz
Verbs starting with "spi" 3
spill
spin
spit
Verbs ending with "pit" 1
spit
Verbs 10
spell spend spill spin spit split spoil spot spray spread
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