Past tense of climb
regular verb
The past tense of climb is climbed. The past participle is also climbed.
Forms of climb
| Base form (V1) | climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | climbed /klaɪmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | climbed /klaɪmd/ |
| Present participle | climbing /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | climbs /klaɪmz/ |
Climbed in a sentence
- The hit song has climbed to the number one spot.
- Prices climbed steeply.
- They were chagrined to see that the price of diesel had climbed past six dollars a gallon.From the entry diesel
- The children climbed out of the window to escape the fire.From the entry escape
- As we all climbed aboard, the little boat sat down low in the water.From the entry sit down
Meaning of climb
- verb To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
- verb (literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.
- verb To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense.
Questions about the past tense of climb
- What is the past tense of climb?
- The past tense of climb is climbed.
- What is the past participle of climb?
- The past participle of climb is climbed.
- Is climb a regular or irregular verb?
- Climb is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: climb (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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