Past tense of pace
regular verb
The past tense of pace is paced. The past participle is also paced.
Forms of pace
| Base form (V1) | pace /peɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | paced /peɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | paced /peɪst/ |
| Present participle | pacing /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | paces /ˈpeɪsɪz/ |
Paced in a sentence
- The clubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., hold various track meetings for races varying from one mile to fifty miles, the longer distances being sometimes paced by tandems.1921, W. F. Grew, The Cycle Industry, London, page 70
- He paced nervously as he waited for the important phone call.From the entry nervously
- The old wooden floor creaked as he paced across the room.From the entry creaked
- They paced out the width of the room.From the entry pace out
- During downtime, she is a slower paced yoga and hiking fangal.2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health. From the entry fangal
Meaning of pace
- noun A step taken with the foot.
- noun The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- noun A manner of walking, running or dancing; the rate or style of how someone moves with their feet.
Questions about the past tense of pace
- What is the past tense of pace?
- The past tense of pace is paced.
- What is the past participle of pace?
- The past participle of pace is paced.
- Is pace a regular or irregular verb?
- Pace is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pace (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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