Past tense of display
regular verb
The past tense of display is displayed. The past participle is also displayed.
Forms of display
| Base form (V1) | display /dɪsˈpleɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | displayed /dɪsˈpleɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | displayed /dɪsˈpleɪd/ |
| Present participle | displaying /dɪsˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | displays /dɪsˈpleɪz/ |
Displayed in a sentence
- Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- After the wedding celebration was over the menu was displayed for dinner.From the entry menu
- Hyperlinked text is displayed in alternate color in a Web browser.From the entry alternate
- The supersize model displayed the latest summer shorts fashion, tactfully representing similarly overweight teenagers.From the entry model
- The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away.From the entry cloying
Meaning of display
- noun A show or spectacle.
- noun A piece of work to be presented visually.
- noun A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
Questions about the past tense of display
- What is the past tense of display?
- The past tense of display is displayed.
- What is the past participle of display?
- The past participle of display is displayed.
- Is display a regular or irregular verb?
- Display is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: display (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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