wind

Let’s delve into the conjugations of the irregular verb “wind” in different forms: the simple present third person, the present participle, the past simple, and the past participle.

Definition

1. To turn a knob, key, or handle on a mechanical device several times to make it operate.
2. To move or travel in a way that is not straight, turning repeatedly in different directions.

Note: The pronunciation of the above senses is /waɪnd/. Not to be confused with ‘wind’ (pronounced /wɪnd/) which is spelled identically but is pronounced differently. The latter has regular past simple and past participle forms (winded, winded) and means ‘to have difficulty breathing, usually as a result of falling on something or being hit.

Examples

1. Have you wound that old fashioned clock?
2. The picture of the river winding through the valley is breath-taking.

1. The Present Simple Third Person Singular

• winds

2. The Present Participle

• winding

3. The Past Simple

• wound

4. The Past Participle

• wound

Irregular Verb Pattern

– Verbs with the same past simple and past participle forms.
– Verbs like ‘bend, bent, bent’.