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spoil

/spɔɪl/

ruin, indulge

Verb forms

Base form

spoil

Past Simple

spoilt

Past Participle

spoilt

Example sentences

Base form · spoil

Milk spoils quickly in hot weather.

Past Simple · spoilt

The rain spoilt our picnic completely.

Past Participle · spoilt

The child has been spoilt by his grandparents.

Conjugation pattern

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

Verbs with the same pattern