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Irregular verb

sweep

/swiːp/

Base
sweep
Past simple
swept
Past participle
swept

Usage

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

Meaning

  • to clean a surface using a brush

Example

I swept the kitchen floor.

She swept the leaves off the path.

The changes have swept through the whole industry.