Past tense of copy
regular verb
The past tense of copy is copied. The past participle is also copied.
Forms of copy
| Base form (V1) | copy /ˈkɒpi/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | copied /ˈkɑpid/ |
| Past participle (V3) | copied /ˈkɑpid/ |
| Present participle | copying /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | copies /ˈkɑpiz/ |
Copied in a sentence
- All heads of departments have been copied.
- This book cannot be copied without the express permission of the publisher.From the entry express
- I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.From the entry verbatim
- Although daguerreotypes are unique images, they could be copied by redaguerreotyping the original.From the entry redaguerreotype
- Highlightable text can be selected and copied to another location.From the entry highlightable
Meaning of copy
- noun The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
- noun The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.
- noun An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.
Questions about the past tense of copy
- What is the past tense of copy?
- The past tense of copy is copied.
- What is the past participle of copy?
- The past participle of copy is copied.
- Is copy a regular or irregular verb?
- Copy is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: copy (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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