Past tense of end
regular verb
The past tense of end is ended. The past participle is also ended.
Forms of end
| Base form (V1) | end /ɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ended /ˈɛndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ended /ˈɛndɪd/ |
| Present participle | ending /ˈɛndɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | ends /ɛndz/ |
Ended in a sentence
- The orchestra ended with a performance of Dvořák.
- So, subject to the salvaging of serviceable parts, all five were withdrawn for breaking up in 1936-7, and thus ended one of the shortest histories of an important locomotive class on record.1949 May and June, R. A. H. Weight, “A Short-Lived Pacific Class”, in Railway Magazine, page 196
- "I never could abide shoemakers," said an old servant,—and it ended in her marrying one.From the entry abide
- His solo shot in the seventh inning ended up winning the game.From the entry shot
- The war was ended by a catastrophic string of battles on the northern front.From the entry string
Meaning of end
- noun The terminal point of something in space or time.
- noun Share of joint responsibility.
- noun The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
Questions about the past tense of end
- What is the past tense of end?
- The past tense of end is ended.
- What is the past participle of end?
- The past participle of end is ended.
- Is end a regular or irregular verb?
- End is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: end (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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