Past tense of dry
regular verb
The past tense of dry is dried. The past participle is also dried.
Forms of dry
| Base form (V1) | dry /ˈdɹaɪ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dried /dɹaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dried /dɹaɪd/ |
| Present participle | drying /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dries |
Dried in a sentence
- The clothes dried on the line.
- The fruit dried in the dehydrator.
- After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.From the entry layer
- Years ago the well plumb dried out, not a drop of water in there since.From the entry plumb
- The company took a revenue hit when sequestration dried up some of its best contracts.From the entry sequestration
Meaning of dry
- adjective Free from or lacking moisture.
- adjective Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- adjective Built without or lacking mortar.
Questions about the past tense of dry
- What is the past tense of dry?
- The past tense of dry is dried.
- What is the past participle of dry?
- The past participle of dry is dried.
- Is dry a regular or irregular verb?
- Dry is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dry (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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