Past tense of mate
regular verb
The past tense of mate is mated. The past participle is also mated.
Forms of mate
| Base form (V1) | mate /meɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mated /ˈmeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | mated /ˈmeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | mating /ˈmeɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | mates /meɪts/ |
Mated in a sentence
- In our case, Godzillaish creatures mated with cavemen in testubes and fertilized alien mommas.2011 May 14, Reptillian, “serious questions for atheists”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet). From the entry Godzillaish
- In seventeen instances, an alpha female approached a beta female while both were alone, and they mated.2009, Joan Roughgarden, Evolution’s Rainbow, →ISBN. From the entry beta female
- Hence I lend out my best mated jills and receive a single ferret kitten from each litter.2001, David Brian Plummer, In Pursuit of Coney^([62]), Coch Y Bonddu Books, →ISBN. From the entry jill
- Mated in the Wild took the audience back o’ Bourke — to Central Australia to be exact.1979, Eric Reade, History and Heartburn: The Saga of Australian Film, 1896-1978, page 28. From the entry back o' Bourke
- Morton was in fearful time pressure and at first did not realize he was mated.1938 May, Fred Reinfeld, “The US Championship Tournament”, in Chess Review. From the entry perceive
Meaning of mate
- noun A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- noun A breeding partner.
- noun A friend, usually of the same sex.
Questions about the past tense of mate
- What is the past tense of mate?
- The past tense of mate is mated.
- What is the past participle of mate?
- The past participle of mate is mated.
- Is mate a regular or irregular verb?
- Mate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mate (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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