Past tense of learn
regular verb
The past tense of learn is learned. The past participle is also learned.
Forms of learn
| Base form (V1) | learn /lɜːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | learned /ˈlɜːnɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | learned /ˈlɜːnɪd/ |
| Present participle | learning /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | learns |
Learned in a sentence
- It's time Dad learned (how) to change the oil in the car.
- I have learned far more from them about how to be a scientist than they realize.1988, Mark Andre Peter Loranc, “Acknowledgements”, in A Study of the Ionospheric Signature of Ion Supply from the Ionosphere to the...
- He never learned how to pour a glass of beer so it didn't have too much head.From the entry head
- I never learned to drive a stick. I can only drive an automatic.From the entry automatic
- I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.From the entry forget
Meaning of learn
- verb To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- verb To attend a course or other educational activity.
- verb To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
Questions about the past tense of learn
- What is the past tense of learn?
- The past tense of learn is learned.
- What is the past participle of learn?
- The past participle of learn is learned.
- Is learn a regular or irregular verb?
- Learn is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: learn (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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