Past tense of become
irregular verb
The past tense of become is became. The past participle is become.
Forms of become
| Base form (V1) | become /bɪˈkʌm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | became /bɪˈkeɪm/ |
| Past participle (V3) | become /bɪˈkʌm/ |
| Present participle | becoming /bɪˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | becomes /bɪˈkʌmz/ |
Less standard forms: becomen (dialectal).
Became in a sentence
- She became a doctor when she was 25.
- Then, as the Sunderland fans' cheers bellowed around the stadium, United's title bid was over when it became apparent City had pinched a last-gasp winner to seal their first title in 44 years.2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, “Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
- Jupiter became the nickname of John Pierpont Morgan in late 19th century finance.From the entry jupiter
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.From the entry bench
- Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.From the entry advice
Meaning of become
- verb Begin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- verb To come about; happen; come into being; arise.
- verb To be appropriate for.
Verbs like become
Questions about the past tense of become
- What is the past tense of become?
- The past tense of become is became.
- What is the past participle of become?
- The past participle of become is become.
- Is become a regular or irregular verb?
- Become is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is becomen correct?
- becomen is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of become is became.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: become (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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