Past tense of empty
regular verb
The past tense of empty is emptied. The past participle is also emptied.
Forms of empty
| Base form (V1) | empty /ˈɛm(p).ti/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | emptied |
| Past participle (V3) | emptied |
| Present participle | emptying |
| Third person singular | empties |
Emptied in a sentence
- The cinema emptied quickly after the end of the film.
- There was a small trough that the sump pump emptied into; it was filled with mosquito larvae.From the entry trough
- He let rip a fart that emptied the elevator at the next floor.From the entry let rip
- He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.From the entry bus
- The nurse emptied the patient's bedpan each morning.From the entry bedpan
Meaning of empty
- adjective Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- adjective Containing no elements (as of a string, array, or set), opposed to being null (having no valid value).
- adjective Free; clear; devoid; often with of.
Questions about the past tense of empty
- What is the past tense of empty?
- The past tense of empty is emptied.
- What is the past participle of empty?
- The past participle of empty is emptied.
- Is empty a regular or irregular verb?
- Empty is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: empty (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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