Past tense of exercise
regular verb
The past tense of exercise is exercised. The past participle is also exercised.
Forms of exercise
| Base form (V1) | exercise /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | exercised /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | exercised /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪzd/ |
| Present participle | exercising /ˈɛksɚˌsaɪzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | exercises /ˈɛk.sə.saɪ.zɪz/ |
Exercised in a sentence
- The tenant exercised his option to renew the tenancy.
- exercised with pain
- He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.From the entry paunchy
- We exercised by jumping up and down on the spot.From the entry on the spot
- Any use of discretionary power exercised for an unauthorized purpose amounted to malice in law.2021 January 5, “Any use of discretionary power exercised under Rule 86A for an unauthorized purpose amounts to malice in law – HC”, in…. From the entry malice in law
Meaning of exercise
- noun Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
- noun Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
- noun Such activity of physical nature, for physical fitness (plus also mental benefit).
Questions about the past tense of exercise
- What is the past tense of exercise?
- The past tense of exercise is exercised.
- What is the past participle of exercise?
- The past participle of exercise is exercised.
- Is exercise a regular or irregular verb?
- Exercise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exercise (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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