Past tense of love
regular verb
The past tense of love is loved. The past participle is also loved.
Forms of love
| Base form (V1) | love /ˈlʌv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | loved /lʌvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | loved /lʌvd/ |
| Present participle | loving /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | loves /lʌvz/ |
Loved in a sentence
- wanted to take her in my arms and tell her how I loved her, and had taken her hand from the rail and started to draw her toward me when Olson came blundering up on deck with his bedding.1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp....
- It was a splendid life—I loved it.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 141
- Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember.From the entry always
- Marc loved his sister, but when she annoyed him he wanted to switch her off.From the entry annoy
- What a pity about the band breaking up. I loved them!From the entry pity
Meaning of love
- noun A deep caring for the existence of another.
- noun A profound and caring affection towards someone.
- noun Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
Questions about the past tense of love
- What is the past tense of love?
- The past tense of love is loved.
- What is the past participle of love?
- The past participle of love is loved.
- Is love a regular or irregular verb?
- Love is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: love (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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