Past tense of endure
regular verb
The past tense of endure is endured. The past participle is also endured.
Forms of endure
| Base form (V1) | endure /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | endured /ɪnˈdʊɹd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | endured /ɪnˈdʊɹd/ |
| Present participle | enduring /ɪnˈdjʊə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | endures |
Endured in a sentence
- The singer's popularity endured for decades.
- He endured years of pain.
- The ship endured an interminable layup in the harbor lasting nearly a month.From the entry layup
- He endured a fair share of criticism during his lifetime, but his works are now universally considered to be masterpieces.From the entry fair share
- They endured a torrent of inquiries.From the entry torrent
Meaning of endure
- verb To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
- verb To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
- verb To last.
Questions about the past tense of endure
- What is the past tense of endure?
- The past tense of endure is endured.
- What is the past participle of endure?
- The past participle of endure is endured.
- Is endure a regular or irregular verb?
- Endure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: endure (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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