Past tense of cure
regular verb
The past tense of cure is cured. The past participle is also cured.
Forms of cure
| Base form (V1) | cure /kjɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cured /kjʊəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | cured /kjʊəd/ |
| Present participle | curing |
| Third person singular | cures |
Cured in a sentence
- Unaided nature cured him.
- Unaided nature cured his ailments.
- Don't worry about the hospital visit: you'll be cured in less than no time.From the entry less than no time
- The tendency of the nervous horse to loll his tongue can often be cured by the use of the "tongue-lolling bit."From the entry tongue-lolling bit
- I took in the sickly cat and cured him up.From the entry cure up
Meaning of cure
- noun A method, device or medication that restores good health.
- noun An act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury.
- noun A solution to a problem.
Questions about the past tense of cure
- What is the past tense of cure?
- The past tense of cure is cured.
- What is the past participle of cure?
- The past participle of cure is cured.
- Is cure a regular or irregular verb?
- Cure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cure (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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