Past tense of join
regular verb
The past tense of join is joined. The past participle is also joined.
Forms of join
| Base form (V1) | join /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | joined /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | joined /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnd/ |
| Present participle | joining /ˈd͡ʒɔɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | joins /d͡ʒɔɪnz/ |
Joined in a sentence
- The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.
- We joined our efforts to get an even better result.
- These should be his college years, but he joined the Army.From the entry college
- The girls were going gaga over the handsome new boy who joined the class.From the entry gaga
- He joined the police force a long time ago, when he lived in Virginia.From the entry police force
Meaning of join
- verb To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- verb To come together; to meet.
- verb To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
Questions about the past tense of join
- What is the past tense of join?
- The past tense of join is joined.
- What is the past participle of join?
- The past participle of join is joined.
- Is join a regular or irregular verb?
- Join is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: join (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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