Past tense of dance
regular verb
The past tense of dance is danced. The past participle is also danced.
Forms of dance
| Base form (V1) | dance /dɑːns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | danced /dɑːnst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | danced /dɑːnst/ |
| Present participle | dancing /ˈdɑːns.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dances /ˈdɑːnsɪz/ |
Danced in a sentence
- I danced with her all night long.
- His eyes danced with pleasure as he spoke. She accused her political opponent of dancing around the issue instead of confronting it.
- She danced flowingly across the stage, as though gravity and friction didn't apply to her.From the entry flowingly
- We had a great time at the ball. We danced our socks off.From the entry one's socks off
- She looked languishingly at him as he danced with another woman.From the entry languishingly
Meaning of dance
- noun A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
- noun A social gathering where dancing is the main activity.
- noun The art, profession, and study of dancing.
Questions about the past tense of dance
- What is the past tense of dance?
- The past tense of dance is danced.
- What is the past participle of dance?
- The past participle of dance is danced.
- Is dance a regular or irregular verb?
- Dance is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dance (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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