Past tense of gather
regular verb
The past tense of gather is gathered. The past participle is also gathered.
Forms of gather
| Base form (V1) | gather /ˈɡæðə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gathered /ˈɡæðəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | gathered /ˈɡæðəd/ |
| Present participle | gathering /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | gathers |
Gathered in a sentence
- Over the years he'd gathered a considerable collection of mugs.
- People gathered round as he began to tell his story.
- The pass was long and was gathered by the opposing goalkeeper.From the entry long
- Stars of the stage and the silver screen gathered for the awards ceremony.From the entry silver screen
- Stars of the stage and the big screen gathered for the awards ceremony.From the entry big screen
Meaning of gather
- verb To collect normally separate things.
- verb Especially, to harvest food.
- verb To accumulate over time, to amass little by little.
Questions about the past tense of gather
- What is the past tense of gather?
- The past tense of gather is gathered.
- What is the past participle of gather?
- The past participle of gather is gathered.
- Is gather a regular or irregular verb?
- Gather is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gather (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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