Past tense of distribute
regular verb
The past tense of distribute is distributed. The past participle is also distributed.
Forms of distribute
| Base form (V1) | distribute /dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | distributed /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | distributed /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/ |
| Present participle | distributing /dɪsˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | distributes |
Distributed in a sentence
- He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
- Above all, the 48-page timetables of the new service, which have been distributed free at every station in the scheme, are a model to the rest of B.R.1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 714
- Our team decomposed this task into several subtasks that could be successfully distributed.From the entry decompose
- SETI is a well-known example of distributed computing, with over five million computer users involved.From the entry distributed computing
- The shipment of facebooks will be distributed to the freshmen during orientation and move-in-week.From the entry facebook
Meaning of distribute
- verb To divide into portions and dispense.
- verb To supply to retail outlets.
- verb To deliver or pass out.
Questions about the past tense of distribute
- What is the past tense of distribute?
- The past tense of distribute is distributed.
- What is the past participle of distribute?
- The past participle of distribute is distributed.
- Is distribute a regular or irregular verb?
- Distribute is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: distribute (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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