Past tense of err
regular verb
The past tense of err is erred. The past participle is also erred.
Forms of err
| Base form (V1) | err /ɜː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | erred /ɜːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | erred /ɜːd/ |
| Present participle | erring |
| Third person singular | errs |
Erred in a sentence
- He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.
- He ummed and erred his way through the presentation.From the entry er
- Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.From the entry clearly
- Verily, those who misbelieve and obstruct the way of God, have erred a wide error.1960, Daud Rahbar, God of Justice, page 356. From the entry misbelieve
- This would show that neither we have erred in reading the date nor the engraver has misengraved it.1996, Numismatic Digest - Volume 18, page 259. From the entry misengrave
Meaning of err
- verb To make a mistake.
- verb To sin.
- verb To stray.
Questions about the past tense of err
- What is the past tense of err?
- The past tense of err is erred.
- What is the past participle of err?
- The past participle of err is erred.
- Is err a regular or irregular verb?
- Err is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: err (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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