Past tense of chase
regular verb
The past tense of chase is chased. The past participle is also chased.
Forms of chase
| Base form (V1) | chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | chased /t͡ʃeɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | chased /t͡ʃeɪst/ |
| Present participle | chasing /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | chases /ˈt͡ʃeɪsɪz/ |
Chased in a sentence
- The rally chased the starter.
- We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.From the entry big
- Billy-Bob is a nasty old crank! He chased my cat away.From the entry crank
- The police chased the suspect for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished.From the entry give someone the slip
- He was running like the new time when the dog chased him.From the entry like the new time
Meaning of chase
- noun The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- noun A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
- noun A children's game where one player chases another.
Questions about the past tense of chase
- What is the past tense of chase?
- The past tense of chase is chased.
- What is the past participle of chase?
- The past participle of chase is chased.
- Is chase a regular or irregular verb?
- Chase is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chase (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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