Past tense of entertain
regular verb
The past tense of entertain is entertained. The past participle is also entertained.
Forms of entertain
| Base form (V1) | entertain /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | entertained /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | entertained /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/ |
| Present participle | entertaining /ˌɛntəɹˈteɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | entertains |
Entertained in a sentence
- The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience.
- The pilots entertained the spectators at the airshow by doing multiple rolls.From the entry roll
- Between courses, the banqueters were entertained by minstrels in medieval garb.From the entry banqueter
- You must have been very entertained watching us look for her.2024, E.M. Scott, The Missing and the Dead. From the entry entertained
- When I’m listening to an audiobook, I’m being entertained like a tired ploughman.2022 September 16, James Parker, “An Ode to Being Read To”, in The Atlantic. From the entry bardically
Meaning of entertain
- verb To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
- verb To have someone over at one's home, or some other venue, for a party or visit.
- verb To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind.
Questions about the past tense of entertain
- What is the past tense of entertain?
- The past tense of entertain is entertained.
- What is the past participle of entertain?
- The past participle of entertain is entertained.
- Is entertain a regular or irregular verb?
- Entertain is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entertain (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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