Past tense of clear
regular verb
The past tense of clear is cleared. The past participle is also cleared.
Forms of clear
| Base form (V1) | clear /ˈklɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cleared /klɪɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cleared /klɪɹd/ |
| Present participle | clearing /ˈklɪɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | clears |
Cleared in a sentence
- The loggers came and cleared the trees.
- When the road cleared we continued our journey.
- The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.From the entry take off
- The high jumper cleared the bar and landed safely on the mat.From the entry mat
- The gutters must be cleared of leaves a few times a year.From the entry gutter
Meaning of clear
- adjective Transparent in colour.
- adjective Bright; luminous; not dark or obscured.
- adjective Free of obstacles.
Questions about the past tense of clear
- What is the past tense of clear?
- The past tense of clear is cleared.
- What is the past participle of clear?
- The past participle of clear is cleared.
- Is clear a regular or irregular verb?
- Clear is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clear (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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