Past tense of grade
regular verb
The past tense of grade is graded. The past participle is also graded.
Forms of grade
| Base form (V1) | grade /ɡɹeɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | graded /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | graded /ˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ |
| Present participle | grading /ˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grades /ɡɹeɪdz/ |
Graded in a sentence
- a graded reader
- The shoulders are graded and the verges cleared well back to lessen the chances of hitting stray stock.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 129
- The teacher was nice and graded the test on a curve.From the entry curve
- I've been reading a lot of graded readers and interlinears lately.From the entry interlinear
- Teachers prefer true or false or multiple-choice tests because they can be graded so easily.From the entry true or false
Meaning of grade
- noun A rating.
- noun Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- noun A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
Questions about the past tense of grade
- What is the past tense of grade?
- The past tense of grade is graded.
- What is the past participle of grade?
- The past participle of grade is graded.
- Is grade a regular or irregular verb?
- Grade is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grade (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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