Past tense of force
regular verb
The past tense of force is forced. The past participle is also forced.
Forms of force
| Base form (V1) | force /fɔːs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | forced /fɔɹst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | forced /fɔɹst/ |
| Present participle | forcing /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | forces /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ |
Forced in a sentence
- He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The second problem is the economy, the shocking state of which has forced the decision to apply to the EU.2009 July 23, “All things to Althingi”, in The Economist
- After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully able.From the entry able
- They were to have been married overseas but COVID forced a change of plans.From the entry be
- The Ainu were subject to forced assimilation by the Japanese since at least the 18th century.From the entry Japanese
Meaning of force
- noun Ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
- noun The generalized abstraction of this concept.
- noun A particular form or type of force.
Questions about the past tense of force
- What is the past tense of force?
- The past tense of force is forced.
- What is the past participle of force?
- The past participle of force is forced.
- Is force a regular or irregular verb?
- Force is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: force (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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