Past tense of care
regular verb
The past tense of care is cared. The past participle is also cared.
Forms of care
| Base form (V1) | care /kɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cared /kɛɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cared /kɛɹd/ |
| Present participle | caring /ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | cares /kɛɹz/ |
Cared in a sentence
- He cared for his mother while she was sick.
- He was deluded to think that she cared in the slightest.From the entry deluded
- My mother could have left me standing out in the cold for all my father cared.From the entry for all someone cares
- You never cared about me; you just used me!From the entry use
- She cared for her ailing brother day in, day out.From the entry ailing
Meaning of care
- noun Close attention; concern; responsibility.
- noun Worry.
- noun Maintenance, upkeep.
Questions about the past tense of care
- What is the past tense of care?
- The past tense of care is cared.
- What is the past participle of care?
- The past participle of care is cared.
- Is care a regular or irregular verb?
- Care is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: care (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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