sow and sew
These two verbs can often cause problems for learners of English, even though they are not as common as a lot of other irregular verbs. They are both pronounced the same way, like the ‘o’ you can hear in ‘go’. Don’t let the spelling confuse you!
To Sow : French: ‘semer/ensemencer’
simple past: sowed
past participle: sown or sowed (both are correct)
Some expressions:
You reap what you sow : On récolte ce que l’on sème
To sow one’s wild oats: jeter sa gourme/Faire les quatre cents coups
To Sew : French : coudre/faire de la couture
simple past: sewed
past participle: sewn/sewed (both are correct and pronounce like ‘sown and sowed’ above)
I like sewing: J’aime faire de la couture
to sew up: recoudre
more defintions and discussion can be found at wordreference.com
Categories: grammaire, verbes irréguliers | 
Tags: verbes irréguliers | 
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This course is very interesting : I known well the difference between to sow and to sew . Thanks .
tank you sir for this example
I make difference betwen sew and sow
I will never forgot those words
may God bless you
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