Past tense of bed
regular verb
The past tense of bed is bedded. The past participle is also bedded.
Forms of bed
| Base form (V1) | bed /bɛd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bedded /ˈbɛdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bedded /ˈbɛdɪd/ |
| Present participle | bedding /ˈbɛdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | beds /bɛdz/ |
Bedded in a sentence
- A habit can easily become bedded down.From the entry bed down
- The new batch of employees soon bedded down.From the entry bed down
- It took some time to be bedded in, but soon he knew his way around his new workplace.From the entry bed in
- A second companion report presents a method for designing systems of vertical bolts to reinforce bedded roof.1956, Louis Anthony Panek, Principles of Reinforcing Bedded Mine Roof with Bolts, page 1. From the entry bedded
- Secular distribution of biogenic silica through the phanerozoic: comparison of silica-replaced fossils and bedded cherts at the series level .2009 January 8, Daniel L. Rabosky, Ulf Sorhannus, “Diversity dynamics of marine planktonic diatoms across the Cenozoic”, in Nature, volume…. From the entry phanerozoic
Meaning of bed
- noun A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
- noun A mattress.
- noun A bedframe.
Questions about the past tense of bed
- What is the past tense of bed?
- The past tense of bed is bedded.
- What is the past participle of bed?
- The past participle of bed is bedded.
- Is bed a regular or irregular verb?
- Bed is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bed (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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