Past tense of benefit
regular verb
The past tense of benefit is benefited or benefitted. The past participle is also benefited or benefitted.
Forms of benefit
| Base form (V1) | benefit /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | benefited benefitted |
| Past participle (V3) | benefited benefitted |
| Present participle | benefiting |
| Third person singular | benefits /ˈbɛn.ɪ.fɪts/ |
Benefited and benefitted in a sentence
- Although some apeirophobics have benefitted from treatments like medication and cognitive behavioral therapy, others have found no way to mitigate the existential terror.2016 September 1, Bobby Azarian, “Apeirophobia: The Fear of Eternity”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2017
- Instead, the grime of the steam years which still discoloured many of the best architectural features Betjeman loved has been cleared away, and several of the stations have benefited from major refurbishments which have greatly improved them.2021 January 13, Christian Wolmar, “Read all about London's Cathedrals of Steam”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 63
- His long-suffering wife may have had to put up with him for many years, but she also benefited when times were good.From the entry long-suffering
- If any medicinal herbs used by witches were supposedly evil, then how come people from at least the past benefited from the healing properties of such herbs?From the entry herb
- Until this morning Edith had managed to stay away from being benefited.2010, E. C. Spykman, Terrible, Horrible Edie, New York Review of Books, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry superenormous
Meaning of benefit
- noun An advantage; help or aid from something.
- noun A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.
- noun An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.
Questions about the past tense of benefit
- What is the past tense of benefit?
- The past tense of benefit is benefited or benefitted.
- What is the past participle of benefit?
- The past participle of benefit is benefited or benefitted.
- Is benefit a regular or irregular verb?
- Benefit is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: benefit (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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