Past tense of direct
regular verb
The past tense of direct is directed. The past participle is also directed.
Forms of direct
| Base form (V1) | direct /daɪˈɹɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | directed /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | directed /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪd/ |
| Present participle | directing |
| Third person singular | directs |
Directed in a sentence
- They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
- He directed his question to the room in general.
- Eyes Wide Shut was the last film to be directed by Stanley Kubrick.From the entry last
- The ore slurries are directed into an open tank outside the excavation site.From the entry tank
- The scorched-earth ad campaign directed at her opponent didn't win her many votes.From the entry scorched-earth
Meaning of direct
- adjective Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- adjective Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- adjective Straightforward; sincere.
Questions about the past tense of direct
- What is the past tense of direct?
- The past tense of direct is directed.
- What is the past participle of direct?
- The past participle of direct is directed.
- Is direct a regular or irregular verb?
- Direct is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: direct (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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