Past tense of burden
regular verb
The past tense of burden is burdened. The past participle is also burdened.
Forms of burden
| Base form (V1) | burden /ˈbɜːdn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | burdened |
| Past participle (V3) | burdened |
| Present participle | burdening |
| Third person singular | burdens |
Burdened in a sentence
- I bequeath my farm to my brother John on condition that he bequeath it to his son Peter. The farm is entailed or burdened by a fideicommissum.From the entry fideicommissum
- Not any more burdened by modesty than you used to be, I perceive, young lady.2023, Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey, More About Peggy, page 27. From the entry burdened
- When my clients describe themselves as the black sheep in their families, they often feel very burdened.2022, Destini Ann Davis, Very Intentional Parenting. From the entry burdened
- I guess many of us were burdened by an inferiority complex because we were from the eastside.2014, Bob Williams, The Eastside of Town. From the entry eastside
- Caregivers who do not feel burdened are unlikely to perceive a need for services.1990, Confused Minds, Burdened Families, page 114. From the entry burdened
Meaning of burden
- noun A heavy load.
- noun A responsibility, onus.
- noun A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
Questions about the past tense of burden
- What is the past tense of burden?
- The past tense of burden is burdened.
- What is the past participle of burden?
- The past participle of burden is burdened.
- Is burden a regular or irregular verb?
- Burden is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: burden (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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