Past tense of cross
regular verb
The past tense of cross is crossed. The past participle is also crossed.
Forms of cross
| Base form (V1) | cross /kɹɒs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | crossed /kɹɒst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | crossed /kɹɒst/ |
| Present participle | crossing /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | crosses /ˈkɹɔsɪz/ |
Crossed in a sentence
- She frowned and crossed her arms.
- An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN
- The throw-in is taken from the point where the ball crossed the touch-line.From the entry take
- There was no car in sight so we crossed against the red light.From the entry against
- The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other.From the entry finish line
Meaning of cross
- noun A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- noun Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- noun A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
Questions about the past tense of cross
- What is the past tense of cross?
- The past tense of cross is crossed.
- What is the past participle of cross?
- The past participle of cross is crossed.
- Is cross a regular or irregular verb?
- Cross is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cross (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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