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Irregular verb

sleep

/sliːp/

Base
sleep
Past simple
slept
Past participle
slept

Usage

slept is unchanged between the simple past and the participle, so have slept depends on the auxiliary for its tense.

Meaning

  • to rest with your eyes closed

Example

I slept for eight hours last night.

She slept through her alarm.

We have hardly slept this week.