crept

/krept/ (bre, ipa) · [krˈɛpt] /krept/ (ame, ipa)

crept — verb

  • creptpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • crepts3rd person singular
  • crepting-ing form
  • creptedpast simple

1. the verb form 'crept' is used both for the ordinary past and for the participle

1.動詞B2
釋義

the verb form 'crept' is used both for the ordinary past and for the participle of 'creep', when someone moved quietly or when something slowly spread or rose.

例句

Rin crept down the stairs so the baby would stay asleep.

crept down [place] — quiet past movement

By dawn, fog had crept across the football field from the river.

past perfect: had crept across [place]

文法句型

crept + down/into/across + place

have/has/had + crept + adverb/preposition

用法筆記

Use crept both as the simple past and as the past participle after have, has, or had. It is common with down, into, across, along, and up when movement, spread, or gradual increase happens little by little.

常見錯誤

❌The cat has creep under the sofa all morning.
✅The cat has crept under the sofa all morning.
💡After have, has, or had, use the past participle 'crept'.
❌At midnight, we creep out of the tent to watch the stars.
✅At midnight, we crept out of the tent to watch the stars.
💡Use 'crept' for a completed action in the past.