Past tense of behave
regular verb
The past tense of behave is behaved. The past participle is also behaved.
Forms of behave
| Base form (V1) | behave /bᵻˈheɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | behaved /bɪˈheɪvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | behaved /bɪˈheɪvd/ |
| Present participle | behaving |
| Third person singular | behaves |
Behaved in a sentence
- Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.From the entry mischievous
- He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.From the entry otherwise
- With the way he behaved, it's no wonder he found out.From the entry find out
- He behaved bitter from the torments of the divorce.From the entry torment
- He behaved most singularly when we met him last night.From the entry singularly
Meaning of behave
- verb To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
- verb To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
- verb To conduct, manage, regulate (something).
Questions about the past tense of behave
- What is the past tense of behave?
- The past tense of behave is behaved.
- What is the past participle of behave?
- The past participle of behave is behaved.
- Is behave a regular or irregular verb?
- Behave is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: behave (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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