Past tense of face
regular verb
The past tense of face is faced. The past participle is also faced.
Forms of face
| Base form (V1) | face /ˈfeɪ̯s/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | faced /feɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | faced /feɪst/ |
| Present participle | facing /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | faces /ˈfeɪsɪz/ |
Faced in a sentence
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Smooth and slender and naked, Mary Rittersdorf faced her husband.1964, Philip K. Dick, “THIRTEEN”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London...
- She's leaving because she faced numerous problems to do with racism.From the entry problem
- She could've faced jail time, but her talented lawyer got her off with only a fine.From the entry get off
- We faced a difficulty in trying to book a flight so late.From the entry difficulty
Meaning of face
- noun The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- noun One's facial expression.
- noun A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
Questions about the past tense of face
- What is the past tense of face?
- The past tense of face is faced.
- What is the past participle of face?
- The past participle of face is faced.
- Is face a regular or irregular verb?
- Face is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: face (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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