Past tense of fill
regular verb
The past tense of fill is filled. The past participle is also filled.
Forms of fill
| Base form (V1) | fill /fɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | filled /fɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | filled /fɪld/ |
| Present participle | filling /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | fills /fɪlz/ |
Filled in a sentence
- She filled a glass with milk.
- dreams filled with surreal imagery
- The square was filled with booths, with vendors offering their wares.From the entry wares
- My great-grandfather worked in a mill. He filled the flour sacks and then carried and loaded them.From the entry mill
- Judy's eyes filled with concern as she listened to the news report.From the entry concern
Meaning of fill
- verb To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
- verb To enter (something), making it full.
- verb To occupy fully, to take up all of.
Questions about the past tense of fill
- What is the past tense of fill?
- The past tense of fill is filled.
- What is the past participle of fill?
- The past participle of fill is filled.
- Is fill a regular or irregular verb?
- Fill is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fill (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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