Past tense of fare
regular verb
The past tense of fare is fared. The past participle is also fared.
Forms of fare
| Base form (V1) | fare /ˈfɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fared |
| Past participle (V3) | fared |
| Present participle | faring |
| Third person singular | fares /fɛəz/ |
Fared in a sentence
- She fared badly in the accident.
- Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.2013 July 19, Ian Sample, “Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 34
- In this context, women fared as best they could, often becoming helpmates in their men’s criminal activities.2011, Fred W. Viehe, “The Underworld Never Seemed So Fair: Women as Pirates, G’hals, Mafiosas and Gangsteristas”, in The International…. From the entry mafiosa
- How it fared with Ruth and Edith when it came time to dress has never been disclosed.1901, Gabrielle E. Jackson, Caps and Capers. From the entry dressing-bell
- In contrast, the non-prerequisite skills fared far worse.2003, Sorel Reisman, Electronic Learning Communities Issues and Practices, →ISBN, page 385. From the entry non-prerequisite
Meaning of fare
- noun A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
- noun Money paid for a transport ticket.
- noun A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
Questions about the past tense of fare
- What is the past tense of fare?
- The past tense of fare is fared.
- What is the past participle of fare?
- The past participle of fare is fared.
- Is fare a regular or irregular verb?
- Fare is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fare (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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