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Home > Reference > Irregular Verbs > Keep

Irregular Verb - To Keep

Meaning:

To have possession
To make somebody or something stay in a particular place

Conjugation of 'To Keep'

Base Form:	Keep
Past Simple:	Kept
Past Participle:	Kept
3rd Person Singular:	Keeps
Present Participle/Gerund:	Keeping

Other Irregular Verbs Following a Similar Pattern:

Base Form	Past Simple	Past Participle
Creep	Crept	Crept
Sleep	Slept	Slept
Weep	Wept	Wept