Past tense of fine
regular verb
The past tense of fine is fined. The past participle is also fined.
Forms of fine
| Base form (V1) | fine /ˈfaɪ̯n/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fined /faɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | fined /faɪnd/ |
| Present participle | fining /ˈfaɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | fines /faɪnz/ |
Fined in a sentence
- She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed.
- The bar was fined for serving alcohol to an underage customer.From the entry underage
- The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.From the entry inspection
- He came up before a judge and was fined a thousand dollars.From the entry come up
- The market trader was fined for selling underweight bags of fruit.From the entry underweight
Meaning of fine
- adjective Of superior quality.
- adjective Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- adjective Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory; having one's well-being be no cause for concern.
Questions about the past tense of fine
- What is the past tense of fine?
- The past tense of fine is fined.
- What is the past participle of fine?
- The past participle of fine is fined.
- Is fine a regular or irregular verb?
- Fine is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fine (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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