Past tense of add
regular verb
The past tense of add is added. The past participle is also added.
Forms of add
| Base form (V1) | add /æd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | added /ˈæd.əd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | added /ˈæd.əd/ |
| Present participle | adding /ˈæ.dɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | adds /æ(d)z/ |
Added in a sentence
- "Bless your dear heart," she said, "I am sure I can tell you of a way to get back to Kansas." Then she added, "But, if I do, you must give me the Golden Cap."1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC
- I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him.From the entry friend
- The author added a chapter to flesh out the book's flatter characters.From the entry flat
- She added an annotation in the margin to clarify the text.From the entry annotation
- We've added hooks to allow undefined message types to be handled with custom code.From the entry hook
Meaning of add
- verb To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
- verb To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
- verb To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
Questions about the past tense of add
- What is the past tense of add?
- The past tense of add is added.
- What is the past participle of add?
- The past participle of add is added.
- Is add a regular or irregular verb?
- Add is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: add (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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