Past tense of fight
irregular verb
The past tense of fight is fought. The past participle is also fought.
Forms of fight
| Base form (V1) | fight /faɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fought /fɔːt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | fought /fɔːt/ |
| Present participle | fighting /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | fights /faɪts/ |
Less standard forms: fit (dated).
Fought in a sentence
- My grandfather fought the Nazis in World War II.
- Our soldiers fought the battle just over that hill.
- The Hundred Years' War was fought between the English and the French.From the entry french
- Gladiators were combatants who fought to the death to entertain the public.From the entry combatant
- As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly.From the entry pitching
Meaning of fight
- verb To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
- verb To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare, a cause, etc.).
- verb To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle, etc.
Verbs like fight
Questions about the past tense of fight
- What is the past tense of fight?
- The past tense of fight is fought.
- What is the past participle of fight?
- The past participle of fight is fought.
- Is fight a regular or irregular verb?
- Fight is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is fit correct?
- fit is marked dated in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of fight is fought.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fight (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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