Irregular verb
beat
/biːt/
- Base
- beat
- Past simple
- beat
- Past participle
- beaten
Usage
The past simple beat looks like the base form, but the participle changes to beaten after have/has/had.
Meaning
- to defeat someone or hit something repeatedly
Example
Our team beat the champions last night.
He beat the drum in time with the music.
Our best time has never been beaten.