Past tense of correct
regular verb
The past tense of correct is corrected. The past participle is also corrected.
Forms of correct
| Base form (V1) | correct /kəˈɹɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | corrected /kəˈɹɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | corrected /kəˈɹɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | correcting |
| Third person singular | corrects |
Corrected in a sentence
- The navigator corrected the course of the ship.
- Nobody has corrected the problem yet, so it's time to rattle their cage.From the entry rattle someone's cage
- The student manually corrected several errors missed by the spell checker.From the entry manually
- Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.From the entry quickly
- She corrected him firmly but gently.From the entry firmly
Meaning of correct
- adjective Free from error; true; accurate.
- adjective With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
- adverb Correctly.
Questions about the past tense of correct
- What is the past tense of correct?
- The past tense of correct is corrected.
- What is the past participle of correct?
- The past participle of correct is corrected.
- Is correct a regular or irregular verb?
- Correct is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: correct (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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