Past tense of change
regular verb
The past tense of change is changed. The past participle is also changed.
Forms of change
| Base form (V1) | change /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | changed /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | changed /t͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | changing /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | changes /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪz/ |
Changed in a sentence
- The tadpole changed into a frog.
- The fairy changed the frog into a prince.
- The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.From the entry abolition
- She used a jack to lift her car and changed the tire.From the entry jack
- Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.From the entry expression
Meaning of change
- verb To become something different.
- verb To make something into something else.
- verb To replace.
Questions about the past tense of change
- What is the past tense of change?
- The past tense of change is changed.
- What is the past participle of change?
- The past participle of change is changed.
- Is change a regular or irregular verb?
- Change is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: change (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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