Past tense of order
regular verb
The past tense of order is ordered. The past participle is also ordered.
Forms of order
| Base form (V1) | order /ˈɔː.də/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ordered /ˈɔː.dəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ordered /ˈɔː.dəd/ |
| Present participle | ordering |
| Third person singular | orders /ˈɔː.dəz/ |
Ordered in a sentence
- He ordered me to leave.
- Napoleon ordered Villeneuve north to France.
- The general ordered the colonel to hold his position at all costs.From the entry hold
- She ordered her coffee with cream and a splash of half and half.From the entry half and half
- My friends and I ordered popcorn during the interval of the movie.From the entry popcorn
Meaning of order
- noun Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
- noun A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
- noun The state of being well arranged.
Questions about the past tense of order
- What is the past tense of order?
- The past tense of order is ordered.
- What is the past participle of order?
- The past participle of order is ordered.
- Is order a regular or irregular verb?
- Order is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: order (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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