Past tense of claim
regular verb
The past tense of claim is claimed. The past participle is also claimed.
Forms of claim
| Base form (V1) | claim /kleɪm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | claimed /kleɪmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | claimed /kleɪmd/ |
| Present participle | claiming /ˈkleɪmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | claims /kleɪmz/ |
Claimed in a sentence
- The attacks claimed the lives of five people.
- A fire claimed two homes.
- They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.From the entry attack
- He claimed to be broke but he always drove that ridiculous boat.From the entry boat
- The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.From the entry pimp
Meaning of claim
- noun A demand of ownership made for something.
- noun The thing claimed.
- noun The right or ground of demanding.
Questions about the past tense of claim
- What is the past tense of claim?
- The past tense of claim is claimed.
- What is the past participle of claim?
- The past participle of claim is claimed.
- Is claim a regular or irregular verb?
- Claim is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: claim (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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