Past tense of cast
irregular verb
The past tense of cast is cast. The past participle is also cast.
Forms of cast
| Base form (V1) | cast /kɑːst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cast /kɑːst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cast /kɑːst/ |
| Present participle | casting /ˈkæstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | casts |
Less standard forms: casted (nonstandard).
Meaning of cast
- verb To move, or be moved, away.
- verb To throw.
- verb To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
Verbs like cast
Questions about the past tense of cast
- What is the past tense of cast?
- The past tense of cast is cast.
- What is the past participle of cast?
- The past participle of cast is cast.
- Is cast a regular or irregular verb?
- Cast is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
- Is casted correct?
- casted is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of cast is cast.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cast (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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