Past tense of handwrite
irregular verb
The past tense of handwrite is handwrote. The past participle is handwritten.
Forms of handwrite
| Base form (V1) | handwrite |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | handwrote |
| Past participle (V3) | handwritten |
| Present participle | handwriting /ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | handwrites |
Meaning of handwrite
- verb To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
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Questions about the past tense of handwrite
- What is the past tense of handwrite?
- The past tense of handwrite is handwrote.
- What is the past participle of handwrite?
- The past participle of handwrite is handwritten.
- Is handwrite a regular or irregular verb?
- Handwrite is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: handwrite (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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