Past tense of compete
regular verb
The past tense of compete is competed. The past participle is also competed.
Forms of compete
| Base form (V1) | compete /kəmˈpiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | competed /kəmˈpiːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | competed /kəmˈpiːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | competing /kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | competes /kəmˈpiːts/ |
Competed in a sentence
- She's won rave reviews for her performance since the movie's premiere at Cannes in May, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.2016 December 13, “Golden Globes going green again to honour Irish talent”, in RTE
- But if we want to compete on the world stage as well as we’ve competed in the world’s games, we need to find common ground.2010, Barack Obama, Presidential Weekly Address (27 February 2010)
- The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money.From the entry most
- If us two competed together, we'd probably score just barely under the middle of the road.From the entry middle of the road
- The crews competed to cut the most timber.From the entry crew
Meaning of compete
- verb To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
- verb To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
- verb To take part in a contest, game or similar event.
Questions about the past tense of compete
- What is the past tense of compete?
- The past tense of compete is competed.
- What is the past participle of compete?
- The past participle of compete is competed.
- Is compete a regular or irregular verb?
- Compete is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compete (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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