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Past tense of class

regular verb

The past tense of class is classed. The past participle is also classed.

Forms of class

Base form (V1)class /klɑːs/
Past tense (V2)classed
Past participle (V3)classed
Present participleclassing
Third person singularclasses /ˈklɑːsɪz/

Classed in a sentence

  • Because the medic had been supplied with a jeep, he and his aide were classed as a motorized detachment.From the entry motorized
  • Sarin is a clear and odourless substance that is classed as a potentially lethal nerve agent.2022 April 18, Paul Withers, “Putin chemical weapon horror: Ukrainian mayor says 'remains' of sarin found after retreat”, in Daily Express. From the entry sarin
  • First, you're classed as a YP (young prisoner) if you're under 21.2013, Lenny McLean, The Guv'nor. From the entry yp
  • It's even classed as an hors-catégorie (out-of-category) climb because it's such a killer.2005 June 28, Max Wooldridge, “Stages fright”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry hors categorie
  • The papaw pumpkin belongs to a different species (C. moschata) and is classed as a gramma.1952, Desmond Andrew Herbert, Gardening in Warm Climates, page 151. From the entry gramma

Meaning of class

  1. noun A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
  2. noun A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
  3. noun The division of society into classes.

Full definition of class

Questions about the past tense of class

What is the past tense of class?
The past tense of class is classed.
What is the past participle of class?
The past participle of class is classed.
Is class a regular or irregular verb?
Class is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: class (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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