Past tense of count
regular verb
The past tense of count is counted. The past participle is also counted.
Forms of count
| Base form (V1) | count /kaʊnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | counted /ˈkaʊntɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | counted /ˈkaʊntɪd/ |
| Present participle | counting /ˈkaʊn.tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | counts /kaʊnts/ |
Counted in a sentence
- Fractions would be a little easier if we counted by twelves.From the entry twelve
- When I was a kid, it's the thought that counted but, now, it's all about the Benjamins.From the entry it's
- Hawaiian has either five or twenty-five vowels, depending on how they are counted.From the entry vowel
- Come retirement, their Social Security may turn out to be a lot less than they counted on.From the entry come
- Any refusal to salute the president shall be counted as an effrontery.From the entry effrontery
Meaning of count
- verb To recite numbers in sequence.
- verb To determine the number of (objects in a group).
- verb To amount to, to number in total.
Questions about the past tense of count
- What is the past tense of count?
- The past tense of count is counted.
- What is the past participle of count?
- The past participle of count is counted.
- Is count a regular or irregular verb?
- Count is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: count (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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