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Irregular verb

dig

/dɪɡ/

Base
dig
Past simple
dug
Past participle
dug

Usage

dug is the same in both the simple past and the participle, so have dug depends on the auxiliary to mark the perfect tense.

Meaning

  • to make a hole in the ground

Example

They dug a deep hole for the tree.

The dog dug under the fence again.

Workers have dug through several metres of rock.