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keep

/kiːp/

retain, continue

Verb forms

Base form

keep

Past Simple

kept

Past Participle

kept

Example sentences

Base form · keep

I keep my old photos in a wooden box.

Past Simple · kept

She kept the secret for many years.

Past Participle · kept

He has kept his promise to visit every month.

Conjugation pattern

The past simple and the past participle share the same form.

Verbs with the same pattern