Past tense of coach
regular verb
The past tense of coach is coached. The past participle is also coached.
Forms of coach
| Base form (V1) | coach /kəʊtʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | coached |
| Past participle (V3) | coached |
| Present participle | coaching |
| Third person singular | coaches |
Coached in a sentence
- She has coached many opera stars.
- A gifted pupil might sometimes need to be coached privately about avoiding presenting themself as a handwaver.From the entry handwaver
- They are both coached by former freestyler Dominick Gauthier, Heil's boyfriend.2009 February 12, “Ten Canadian olympians to watch”, in Toronto Star. From the entry freestyler
- Individuals coached into a high-literate mode of textual engagement may be understandably equating quiescence and quietude with the sacramental.2012, Sheila J. Nayar, The Sacred and the Cinema: Reconfiguring the ‘Genuinely’ Religious Film, London; New York, N.Y.: Continuum, →ISBN. From the entry hierophanically
- “My dad told me this when he coached me.”2011 May 27, Percy Hebert, “Gagnon drafted in WHL”, in Quesnel Cariboo Observer, Canada, retrieved 21 Jun 2011. From the entry leave nothing in the tank
Meaning of coach
- noun A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
- noun A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.
- noun A trainer or instructor.
Questions about the past tense of coach
- What is the past tense of coach?
- The past tense of coach is coached.
- What is the past participle of coach?
- The past participle of coach is coached.
- Is coach a regular or irregular verb?
- Coach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: coach (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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