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.