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Past tense of package

regular verb

The past tense of package is packaged. The past participle is also packaged.

Forms of package

Base form (V1)package /ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/
Past tense (V2)packaged
Past participle (V3)packaged
Present participlepackaging /ˈpæ.kə.dʒɪŋ/
Third person singularpackages

Packaged in a sentence

  • We packaged the deliverable, a program called FLOOD.EXE, in an installer file.From the entry deliverable
  • Pharmaceuticals are packaged using aseptic techniques.From the entry aseptic
  • Their most popular product, an assortment of ales, is packaged such that there are always at least two bottles of India pale ale in any case.From the entry in any case
  • Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.2017, Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong, Lonely Planet Canada. From the entry sushi
  • Pharmacies have been told to contact those who have gotten the faultily packaged pills.2011 September 16, “Birth control pills recalled due to ‘packaging error’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021. From the entry faultily

Meaning of package

  1. noun Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
  2. noun Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
  3. noun A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.

Full definition of package

Questions about the past tense of package

What is the past tense of package?
The past tense of package is packaged.
What is the past participle of package?
The past participle of package is packaged.
Is package a regular or irregular verb?
Package is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: package (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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