Past tense of ask
regular verb
The past tense of ask is asked. The past participle is also asked.
Forms of ask
| Base form (V1) | ask /ɑːsk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | asked /ˈɑːskt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | asked /ˈɑːskt/ |
| Present participle | asking /ˈæskɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | asks /ɑːsks/ |
Less standard forms: aksed (dialectal).
Asked in a sentence
- I asked her age.
- I didn't know the answer so I asked.
- The teacher asked the students to write a report on current events.From the entry current events
- It was a slow news day, so the editor asked us to make our articles wordier.From the entry slow
- The politician gave a somewhat abstract answer when asked about their plans to cut spending.From the entry abstract
Meaning of ask
- verb To request (information, or an answer to a question).
- verb To request or enquire of (a person).
- verb To request (an item or service) (see also ask for).
Questions about the past tense of ask
- What is the past tense of ask?
- The past tense of ask is asked.
- What is the past participle of ask?
- The past participle of ask is asked.
- Is ask a regular or irregular verb?
- Ask is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is aksed correct?
- aksed is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of ask is asked.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ask (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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