Past tense of bend
irregular verb
The past tense of bend is bent. The past participle is also bent.
Forms of bend
| Base form (V1) | bend /bɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bent /bɛnt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bent /bɛnt/ |
| Present participle | bending /ˈbɛndɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bends /bɛndz/ |
Bent in a sentence
- He bent down to pick up the pieces.
- They bent me to their will.
- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.From the entry abdomen
- I accidentally sat on my glasses and bent one of the arms.From the entry arm
- He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.From the entry bent
Meaning of bend
- verb To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- verb To become curved.
- verb To cause to change direction.
Verbs like bend
Questions about the past tense of bend
- What is the past tense of bend?
- The past tense of bend is bent.
- What is the past participle of bend?
- The past participle of bend is bent.
- Is bend a regular or irregular verb?
- Bend is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bend (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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