Past tense of bite
irregular verb
The past tense of bite is bit. The past participle is bitten or bit.
Forms of bite
| Base form (V1) | bite /baɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bit /ˈbɪt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bitten /ˈbɪt.ən/ bit /ˈbɪt/ |
| Present participle | biting /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bites /baɪts/ |
Bit and bitten in a sentence
- Kathy Santen is full of bite as the bizarrely seduced Lady Anne, although her exaggerated diction is a bit too snappishly Shakespearean.1996 April 22, Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
- I'll be there in a bit; I need to take care of something first.From the entry bit
- He was here just a bit ago, but it looks like he's stepped out.From the entry bit
- His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.From the entry bit
- Even though he's bit, of course the zombies would still chase him.From the entry bit
Meaning of bite
- verb To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- verb To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- verb To attack with the teeth.
Questions about the past tense of bite
- What is the past tense of bite?
- The past tense of bite is bit.
- What is the past participle of bite?
- The past participle of bite is bitten or bit.
- Is bite a regular or irregular verb?
- Bite is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bite (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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