Past tense of father
regular verb
The past tense of father is fathered. The past participle is also fathered.
Forms of father
| Base form (V1) | father /ˈfɑː.ðə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fathered |
| Past participle (V3) | fathered |
| Present participle | fathering |
| Third person singular | fathers /ˈfɑː.ðəz/ |
Fathered in a sentence
- What have you learned since writing Wild at Heart that you would now go back and change (if you could) about how you fathered your three boys?2021 [2001], John Eldredge, “John Answers Your Wild at Heart Questions”, in Wild at Heart, Expanded edition, Nelson Books, →ISBN, page 220
- The relations of the sexes were so loose and vague that children could not be fathered on any particular man.1906, James George Frazer, Adonis, Attis, Osiris, volume 2, page 209
- There was his duchess, wearing pearls and a fathered velvet gown.1936 June 5, Margaret Bell Houston, “Gypsy Weather”, in The Lincoln Star, volume 34, page 2. From the entry threemasted
- Jesus became God’s son by being “adopted” by him (a “spiritual birth,” so to speak) rather than by being literally fathered by God and born of a virgin.2000, Keith Akers, “[3] A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS”, in The lost religion of Jesus: simple living and nonviolence in early Christianity…. From the entry adoptionism
Meaning of father
- noun A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- noun A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- noun A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
Questions about the past tense of father
- What is the past tense of father?
- The past tense of father is fathered.
- What is the past participle of father?
- The past participle of father is fathered.
- Is father a regular or irregular verb?
- Father is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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