Past tense of got
irregular verb
The past tense of got is had. The past participle is also had.
Forms of got
| Base form (V1) | got /ɡɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | had /hæd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | had /hæd/ |
| Third person singular | got /ɡɒt/ |
Had in a sentence
- There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.From the entry word
- Her parents had lived in Botswana, spreading the word among the tribespeople.From the entry word
- After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.From the entry nonsense
- The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert.From the entry pie
- We had no money so we had to live by barter.From the entry barter
Meaning of got
- verb Expressing obligation; used with have.
- verb Must; have/has (to).
- verb Have/has.
Verbs like got
- have (had)
Questions about the past tense of got
- What is the past tense of got?
- The past tense of got is had.
- What is the past participle of got?
- The past participle of got is had.
- Is got a regular or irregular verb?
- Got is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: got (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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