Past tense of eye
regular verb
The past tense of eye is eyed. The past participle is also eyed.
Forms of eye
| Base form (V1) | eye /ˈaɪ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | eyed /aɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | eyed /aɪd/ |
| Present participle | eyeing |
| Third person singular | eyes /aɪz/ |
Eyed in a sentence
- They went out and eyed the new car one last time before deciding.
- Listen, those men will only turn soppy and puppy-dog eyed as soon as your turn to leave.From the entry soppy
- The back of the beetle was eyed to make it appear to be a snake to a predator.From the entry eyed
- She eyed him over her martini with cool disinterest.From the entry disinterest
- I quickly eyed the building up and down.From the entry up and down
Meaning of eye
- noun An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
- noun The visual sense.
- noun The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
Questions about the past tense of eye
- What is the past tense of eye?
- The past tense of eye is eyed.
- What is the past participle of eye?
- The past participle of eye is eyed.
- Is eye a regular or irregular verb?
- Eye is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: eye (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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