Past tense of create
regular verb
The past tense of create is created. The past participle is also created.
Forms of create
| Base form (V1) | create /kɹiːˈeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | created /kɹiːˈeɪ̯t.ɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | created /kɹiːˈeɪ̯t.ɪd/ |
| Present participle | creating /kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | creates |
Created in a sentence
- crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties
- A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
- The film created a hallucinatory atmosphere with its colors and sounds.From the entry hallucinatory
- He had created a file for coding to design a new product.From the entry file
- Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?From the entry universe
Meaning of create
- verb To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:).
- verb To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
- verb To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
Questions about the past tense of create
- What is the past tense of create?
- The past tense of create is created.
- What is the past participle of create?
- The past participle of create is created.
- Is create a regular or irregular verb?
- Create is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: create (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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