Past tense of feel
irregular verb
The past tense of feel is felt. The past participle is also felt.
Forms of feel
| Base form (V1) | feel /ˈfiːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | felt /ˈfɛlt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | felt /ˈfɛlt/ |
| Present participle | feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | feels /fiːlz/ |
Felt in a sentence
- I felt cold and miserable all night.
- I felt my way through the darkened room.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.From the entry in
- It was felt that I'd be the right man for the job.From the entry it
- She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.From the entry drug
Meaning of feel
- verb To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- verb To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- verb To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
Verbs like feel
Questions about the past tense of feel
- What is the past tense of feel?
- The past tense of feel is felt.
- What is the past participle of feel?
- The past participle of feel is felt.
- Is feel a regular or irregular verb?
- Feel is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: feel (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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