Past tense of date
regular verb
The past tense of date is dated. The past participle is also dated.
Forms of date
| Base form (V1) | date /deɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dated /ˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dated /ˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | dating /ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dates /deɪts/ |
Dated in a sentence
- This show hasn't dated well.
- The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
- Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.From the entry dated
- They dated for a few weeks before making their relationship Facebook official.From the entry Facebook official
- We dated for almost a year, but I've never been with him.From the entry be with
Meaning of date
- noun The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
- noun The date palm.
- noun The anus.
Questions about the past tense of date
- What is the past tense of date?
- The past tense of date is dated.
- What is the past participle of date?
- The past participle of date is dated.
- Is date a regular or irregular verb?
- Date is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: date (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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