Past tense of lift
regular verb
The past tense of lift is lifted. The past participle is also lifted.
Forms of lift
| Base form (V1) | lift /lɪft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lifted /ˈlɪftɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lifted /ˈlɪftɪd/ |
| Present participle | lifting /ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lifts |
Lifted in a sentence
- The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
- Instantly a great flutter of butterflies of all sizes and colors lifted in spangled clouds about them.1918, Patrick Casey, Terence Casey, The Wolf-cub: A Novel of Spain, page 91
- As the cart went by, its horse lifted its tail and did its business.From the entry business
- The wind lifted up her skirt and I caught a glimpse of her downstairs.From the entry downstairs
- She lifted her thumb off the carb and breathed in the thick smoke.From the entry carb
Meaning of lift
- verb To raise or rise.
- verb To cause to move upwards.
- verb To steal.
Questions about the past tense of lift
- What is the past tense of lift?
- The past tense of lift is lifted.
- What is the past participle of lift?
- The past participle of lift is lifted.
- Is lift a regular or irregular verb?
- Lift is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lift (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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