Past tense of cover
regular verb
The past tense of cover is covered. The past participle is also covered.
Forms of cover
| Base form (V1) | cover /ˈkʌvɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | covered /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | covered /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | covering /ˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | covers /ˈkʌvɚz/ |
Covered in a sentence
- He covered the baby with a blanket.
- The blanket covered the baby.
- The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.From the entry cast
- He came out of the coal mine with a face covered in black.From the entry mine
- After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.From the entry bite
Meaning of cover
- noun A lid.
- noun Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- noun The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
Questions about the past tense of cover
- What is the past tense of cover?
- The past tense of cover is covered.
- What is the past participle of cover?
- The past participle of cover is covered.
- Is cover a regular or irregular verb?
- Cover is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cover (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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