Past tense of open
regular verb
The past tense of open is opened. The past participle is also opened.
Forms of open
| Base form (V1) | open /ˈəʊ.pən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | opened /ˈoʊpənd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | opened /ˈoʊpənd/ |
| Present participle | opening /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | opens /ˈoʊ.pənz/ |
Opened in a sentence
- The door opened all by itself.
- I only opened the door a foot and put my head in.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.From the entry book
- She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.From the entry bench
- He opened the door and was greeted by a cloud of bats.From the entry cloud
Meaning of open
- adjective Able to have something pass through or along it.
- adjective Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside.
- adjective Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
Questions about the past tense of open
- What is the past tense of open?
- The past tense of open is opened.
- What is the past participle of open?
- The past participle of open is opened.
- Is open a regular or irregular verb?
- Open is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: open (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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