Past tense of lend
irregular verb
The past tense of lend is lent. The past participle is also lent.
Forms of lend
| Base form (V1) | lend /ˈlɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lent /lɛnt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lent /lɛnt/ |
| Present participle | lending |
| Third person singular | lends |
Lent in a sentence
- Where is that hundred euros I lent you months ago?
- The famous director lent his name to the new film.
- I’m still waiting for you to pay me back the money I lent you..From the entry wait
- I owe Kevin five bucks which he lent to me last week.From the entry owe
- She's a welch. That watering-can isn't hers: I lent it to her three years ago.From the entry welch
Meaning of lend
- verb To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- verb To make a loan.
- verb To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
Verbs like lend
Questions about the past tense of lend
- What is the past tense of lend?
- The past tense of lend is lent.
- What is the past participle of lend?
- The past participle of lend is lent.
- Is lend a regular or irregular verb?
- Lend is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lend (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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