Past tense of miss
regular verb
The past tense of miss is missed. The past participle is also missed.
Forms of miss
| Base form (V1) | miss /mɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | missed /mɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | missed /mɪst/ |
| Present participle | missing /ˈmɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | misses /ˈmɪsɪz/ |
Missed in a sentence
- I fired the gun, but the bullet missed the target.
- I tried to kick the ball, but missed.
- Swollen breasts, morning sickness, and a missed period are classic symptoms of pregnancy.From the entry symptom
- The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.From the entry jump
- The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.From the entry chamber
Meaning of miss
- verb To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.
- verb To avoid hitting.
- verb To fail to achieve or attain.
Questions about the past tense of miss
- What is the past tense of miss?
- The past tense of miss is missed.
- What is the past participle of miss?
- The past participle of miss is missed.
- Is miss a regular or irregular verb?
- Miss is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: miss (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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