Past tense of pair
regular verb
The past tense of pair is paired. The past participle is also paired.
Forms of pair
| Base form (V1) | pair /pɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | paired /pɛəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | paired /pɛəd/ |
| Present participle | pairing |
| Third person singular | pairs /pɛəz/ |
Paired in a sentence
- In some mentorship programs, the mentees get a say in whom they will be paired with.2022 November 29, Kwame Anthony Appiah, “Must I Mentor a White Law Student When I Requested a Black Mentee?”, in The New York Times Magazine. From the entry mentee
- More classically proportioned figures could be paired, on the same page, with squatter, lumpier piles of flesh.2021 June 27, Jason Farago, “The Cézanne We’ve Forgotten How to See”, in The New York Times. From the entry lumpy
- Thick crust, not shy on salt, mashed potato-y in the middle, and paired with a blended margarita.2021 March 11, Celina Garcia, “[Santa Barbara’s Burger Week Is Back] Little Kitchen: The LK Burger”, in Santa Barbara Independent, Santa…. From the entry mashed potato-y
- Paired with the seven members’ ending ments, the song’s message only intensified.2020 October 12, P. Claire Dodson, Sara Delgado, Natasha Mulenga, “BTS “Map of the Soul” ON:E Concerts: 11 Best Moments”, in Teen Vogue…. From the entry ment
- Give us a hazelnut and date milk paired with a nice zippy espresso blend.2018, Jordan Michelman, Zachary Carlsen, The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone. From the entry 'spro
Meaning of pair
- noun Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- noun One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
- noun Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
Questions about the past tense of pair
- What is the past tense of pair?
- The past tense of pair is paired.
- What is the past participle of pair?
- The past participle of pair is paired.
- Is pair a regular or irregular verb?
- Pair is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pair (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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