Past tense of match
regular verb
The past tense of match is matched. The past participle is also matched.
Forms of match
| Base form (V1) | match /mæt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | matched /mætʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | matched /mætʃt/ |
| Present participle | matching /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | matches /ˈmæt͡ʃɪz/ |
Matched in a sentence
- There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter II, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The...
- She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
- The translator matched every malapropism in the original with one from his own language.From the entry malapropism
- The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.From the entry casing
- Unfortunately, none of the numbers on my lottery ticket matched up with the ones drawn.From the entry match up
Meaning of match
- noun Any contest or trial of strength or skill, or to determine superiority.
- noun A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
- noun Equality of conditions in contest or competition.
Questions about the past tense of match
- What is the past tense of match?
- The past tense of match is matched.
- What is the past participle of match?
- The past participle of match is matched.
- Is match a regular or irregular verb?
- Match is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: match (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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