Past tense of ghost
regular verb
The past tense of ghost is ghosted. The past participle is also ghosted.
Forms of ghost
| Base form (V1) | ghost /ɡəʊst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ghosted |
| Past participle (V3) | ghosted |
| Present participle | ghosting |
| Third person singular | ghosts /ɡoʊsts/ |
Ghosted in a sentence
- He just ghosted two guys, and I never even saw him.2004, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy, The Chronicles of Riddick (film)
- Whenever a menu or menu item is inappropriate or unavailable for selection, it should be ghosted.1991, Amiga User Interface Style Guide, page 76
- He even ghosted biographies for some of the biggies.1997, Jaqueline Girdner, A Cry for Self Help, page 137. From the entry always a bridesmaid, never a bride
Meaning of ghost
- noun A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- noun A spirit; a human soul.
- noun Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
Questions about the past tense of ghost
- What is the past tense of ghost?
- The past tense of ghost is ghosted.
- What is the past participle of ghost?
- The past participle of ghost is ghosted.
- Is ghost a regular or irregular verb?
- Ghost is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ghost (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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