Base
Tomatoes grow well in the sun.
A general fact in the present uses grow.
Past Tense of Grow: Grew and Grown
Grow is an irregular verb. Use grew for a finished action in the past. Use grown after have or has.
Base
grow
Past
grew
Past participle
grown
Third person: grows · -ing form: growing
ABC: form patternExamples
Base
Children grow fast.
Grow can mean get bigger.
Past
My little brother grew a lot last year.
Last year is finished, so use grew.
Past
The flowers grew quickly in spring.
Grew is the past simple; it does not need have.
Past participle
The city has grown a lot.
Has grown connects the past with now.
Past participle
You have grown since I saw you!
After have, use grown.
Usage notes
Grow up
Grow up means change from a child to an adult. She grew up in Texas means she lived there as a child. People say I want to be a doctor when I grow up.
Grow means get, too
Grow can also mean become: It grew dark. Use it for slow changes, like grow tired or grow older. In everyday speech, get is more common.
Common mistakes
The tree growed very tall.
The tree grew very tall.
Grow is irregular. The past is grew, not growed.
He has grew a lot.
He has grown a lot.
After has, use the past participle grown.
I grown up in a small town.
I grew up in a small town.
Grown needs have or has. For a finished past action, use grew.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.The plant ___ a lot last summer.
2.Your son has ___ so much!
3.Rice ___ well in warm places, and it needs a lot of water.
4.I ___ up in a big city, but now I live in a small town.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of grow in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. The plant ___ a lot last summer.
Answer: grew
Last summer is finished, so use grew.
2. Your son has ___ so much!
Answer: grown
Has takes the past participle grown.
3. Rice ___ well in warm places, and it needs a lot of water.
Answer: grows
A general fact in the present uses grows with rice (it).
4. I ___ up in a big city, but now I live in a small town.
Answer: grew
Now I live shows the first part is finished, so use grew. Grown needs have.
5. The town has ___ a lot in ten years.
Answer: grown
Has plus the past participle is has grown.
6. My hair ___ very long last year.
Answer: grew
Last year takes the past simple grew.
7. Now they ___ vegetables in their garden.
Answer: grow
A present habit with they uses grow.
8. She has grew very tall.
Answer: She has grown very tall.
After has, use grown, not grew.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of grow?
The past tense of grow is grew: The tree grew very tall.
What is the past participle of grow?
The past participle is grown: The tree has grown very tall.
Is growed a word?
No. Grow is irregular. Use grew for the past and grown for the past participle.