Past tense of model
regular verb
The past tense of model is modeled or modelled. The past participle is also modeled or modelled.
Forms of model
| Base form (V1) | model /ˈmɒd.l̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | modeled modelled |
| Past participle (V3) | modeled modelled |
| Present participle | modeling |
| Third person singular | models /ˈmɒd.l̩z/ |
Modeled and modelled in a sentence
- She modelled the shoes for her friends to appreciate.
- They modelled weather patterns using a computer.
- These were stored at the Mouseion, a shrine to the Muses modeled after Aristotle’s Lyceum.2026 July 8, Rose Horowitch, “The End of Reading Is Here”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic…. From the entry Mouseion
- Some barbutes, such as the one shown, appear to have been modeled on ancient Greek helmets.2018, Paul B. Newman, Daily Life in the Middle Ages, McFarland, →ISBN, page 213. From the entry barbute
- Thus looking at modeled surface air temperatures versus measured global land-ocean surface temperatures is an apples-to-oranges comparison.2016 July 5, Dana Nuccitelli, “New research: climate may be more sensitive and situation more dire”, in The Guardian. From the entry apples to oranges
Meaning of model
- noun A person who poses as a subject or visual reference for an artist.
- noun A person who wears and showcases clothing, accessories, or cosmetics to promote or display them to an audience.
- noun A person, usually attractive, who is hired to show items or goods to the public, such as items that are given away as prizes on a TV game show.
Questions about the past tense of model
- What is the past tense of model?
- The past tense of model is modeled or modelled.
- What is the past participle of model?
- The past participle of model is modeled or modelled.
- Is model a regular or irregular verb?
- Model is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: model (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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