Past tense of occupy
regular verb
The past tense of occupy is occupied. The past participle is also occupied.
Forms of occupy
| Base form (V1) | occupy /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | occupied /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | occupied /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/ |
| Present participle | occupying /ˈɑk.jə.paɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | occupies |
Occupied in a sentence
- The film occupied three hours of my time.
- The film occupied me for three hours.
- All the beds of the hotel are currently occupied, but we have a free room tomorrow.From the entry currently
- Most of the site was occupied by huts, but there was an open area in the centre.From the entry open
- You may not move a piece to a square already occupied by one of your own pieces.From the entry square
Meaning of occupy
- verb To fill.
- verb To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
- verb To fill or hold (an official position or role).
Questions about the past tense of occupy
- What is the past tense of occupy?
- The past tense of occupy is occupied.
- What is the past participle of occupy?
- The past participle of occupy is occupied.
- Is occupy a regular or irregular verb?
- Occupy is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: occupy (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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