Past tense of assign
regular verb
The past tense of assign is assigned. The past participle is also assigned.
Forms of assign
| Base form (V1) | assign /əˈsaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | assigned /əˈsaɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | assigned /əˈsaɪnd/ |
| Present participle | assigning |
| Third person singular | assigns |
Assigned in a sentence
- He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.From the entry trumpet
- In this study, participants were randomly assigned to either a control arm or a treatment arm.From the entry participant
- All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form taxon 'Stigmaria'.From the entry form taxon
- All fossilized roots of scale trees are assigned to the form genus 'Stigmaria'.From the entry form genus
Meaning of assign
- verb To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- verb To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
- verb To allot or give (something) as a task.
Questions about the past tense of assign
- What is the past tense of assign?
- The past tense of assign is assigned.
- What is the past participle of assign?
- The past participle of assign is assigned.
- Is assign a regular or irregular verb?
- Assign is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assign (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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