Past tense of fold
regular verb
The past tense of fold is folded. The past participle is also folded.
Forms of fold
| Base form (V1) | fold /ˈfəʊld/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | folded /ˈfoʊldɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | folded /ˈfoʊldɪd/ |
| Present participle | folding /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | folds /foʊldz/ |
Folded in a sentence
- The newspaper was folded under his arm.
- The clothes were folded by the housekeeper.
- She folded over the corner of the page to mark where she left off reading.From the entry mark
- There are seven players on the table. Five folded, the remaining two played heads-up until the showdown.From the entry heads-up
- The folded moist towelette was smaller than my palm, but when unfolded at least cleaned my hands.From the entry towelette
Meaning of fold
- verb To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- verb To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- verb To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
Questions about the past tense of fold
- What is the past tense of fold?
- The past tense of fold is folded.
- What is the past participle of fold?
- The past participle of fold is folded.
- Is fold a regular or irregular verb?
- Fold is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fold (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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