Past tense of chat
regular verb
The past tense of chat is chatted. The past participle is also chatted.
Forms of chat
| Base form (V1) | chat /ˈt͡ʃæt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | chatted /ˈt͡ʃætɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | chatted /ˈt͡ʃætɪd/ |
| Present participle | chatting /ˈt͡ʃætɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | chats /t͡ʃæts/ |
Chatted in a sentence
- She chatted with her friend in the cafe.
- I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.
- After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted.From the entry put to sleep
- I had Tom over yesterday, and we chatted about this and that.From the entry have over
- She chatted merrily despite the rain.From the entry merrily
Meaning of chat
- verb To be engaged in informal conversation.
- verb To talk a while in a friendly manner.
- verb To talk of; to discuss.
Questions about the past tense of chat
- What is the past tense of chat?
- The past tense of chat is chatted.
- What is the past participle of chat?
- The past participle of chat is chatted.
- Is chat a regular or irregular verb?
- Chat is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chat (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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