Past tense of kiss
regular verb
The past tense of kiss is kissed. The past participle is also kissed.
Forms of kiss
| Base form (V1) | kiss /kɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | kissed /kɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | kissed /kɪst/ |
| Present participle | kissing /ˈkɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | kisses /ˈkɪsɪz/ |
Kissed in a sentence
- The nearside of the car just kissed a parked truck as he took the corner at high speed.
- His ball kissed the black into the corner pocket.
- I have lost count of the number of girls I have kissed.From the entry lose count
- So what if you kissed some bogan mole in the bogger at some 3rd-rate bar?From the entry bogger
- Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.From the entry that
Meaning of kiss
- verb To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- verb To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- verb Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
Questions about the past tense of kiss
- What is the past tense of kiss?
- The past tense of kiss is kissed.
- What is the past participle of kiss?
- The past participle of kiss is kissed.
- Is kiss a regular or irregular verb?
- Kiss is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kiss (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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