Past tense of hit
irregular verb
The past tense of hit is hit. The past participle is also hit.
Forms of hit
| Base form (V1) | hit /hɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hit /hɪt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hit /hɪt/ |
| Present participle | hitting /ˈhɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hits /hɪts/ |
Less standard forms: hat (dialectal), het (dialectal), hitten (dialectal).
Meaning of hit
- verb To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- verb To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- verb To strike against something.
Verbs like hit
Questions about the past tense of hit
- What is the past tense of hit?
- The past tense of hit is hit.
- What is the past participle of hit?
- The past participle of hit is hit.
- Is hit a regular or irregular verb?
- Hit is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
- Is hat correct?
- hat is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of hit is hit.
- Is het correct?
- het is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of hit is hit.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hit (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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