Past tense of align
regular verb
The past tense of align is aligned. The past participle is also aligned.
Forms of align
| Base form (V1) | align /əˈlaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | aligned /əˈlaɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | aligned /əˈlaɪnd/ |
| Present participle | aligning |
| Third person singular | aligns |
Aligned in a sentence
- The pedestrians aligned in such a way that from above they made a pyramidal pattern.
- There is some sign of disparate standards bodies becoming more closely aligned.From the entry standards
- I've got to get the panels aligned quickly now because the epoxy resin will go off within 20 minutes or so.From the entry go off
- It may take some shimming to get everything perfectly aligned.From the entry shimming
- The planet's orbit is aspidally aligned with the dust disk.From the entry apsidally
Meaning of align
- verb To form a line; to fall into line.
- verb To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
- verb To organize in a consistent, defined way, perhaps in an abstract sense.
Questions about the past tense of align
- What is the past tense of align?
- The past tense of align is aligned.
- What is the past participle of align?
- The past participle of align is aligned.
- Is align a regular or irregular verb?
- Align is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: align (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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