Past tense of connect
regular verb
The past tense of connect is connected. The past participle is also connected.
Forms of connect
| Base form (V1) | connect /kəˈnɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | connected /kəˈnɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | connected /kəˈnɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | connecting /kəˈnɛktɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | connects /kəˈnɛkts/ |
Connected in a sentence
- When that roundhouse kick connected with his temple it sent him flying across the room.
- I connected the printer to the computer, but I couldn't get it work.
- The copy machine is connected to the network so it can now serve as a printer.From the entry network
- "The throbulator is connected via the tertiary wiring loom."' — "Do what??"From the entry do what
- The program consisted of ads for restaurants and the credits of everyone connected with the play.From the entry program
Meaning of connect
- verb To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- verb To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- verb To arrive at an intended target; to land.
Questions about the past tense of connect
- What is the past tense of connect?
- The past tense of connect is connected.
- What is the past participle of connect?
- The past participle of connect is connected.
- Is connect a regular or irregular verb?
- Connect is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: connect (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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