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Verb forms of hurt

The English verb hurt translates as “to hurt”. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern.

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The forms of hurt

The core forms of hurt are: third person hurts, present participle hurting, past simple hurt, past participle hurt. Because it is irregular, at least one of these is not what the regular rule would predict.

hurt in a sentence

In a sentence, hurt looks like this: My head hurts after the long day.. The example shows the context the form turns up in.

Forms and CEFR levels

This page lists 4 forms of hurt, grouped by CEFR level. The third person (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens the remaining forms.

FAQ

What does “hurt” mean in English?

hurt means “to hurt”.

Is hurt regular or irregular?

hurt is an irregular English verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.

Conjugation tables

A1 — Beginner

third personrules and examples

hurts
My head hurts after the long day.

present participlerules and examples

hurting
These shoes are hurting my feet.

A2 — Elementary

past simplerules and examples

hurt
He hurt his knee at training yesterday.

past participlerules and examples

hurt
I hope I have not hurt your feelings.

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