Past tense of parade
regular verb
The past tense of parade is paraded. The past participle is also paraded.
Forms of parade
| Base form (V1) | parade /pəˈɹeɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | paraded |
| Past participle (V3) | paraded |
| Present participle | parading /pəˈɹeɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | parades /pəˈɹeɪdz/ |
Paraded in a sentence
- Parsons, the principal’s wife, would play the graduation march while the lower-grade graduates paraded down the aisles and took their seats below the platform.1969, Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, page 166
- Stretcher after stretcher paraded into the lot—I was aghast; there seemed no end to them.2003, Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin, page 381
- As a method of humiliation the witch was attached to a chain and paraded around in public.2024 June 4, Flavia Kate Peters, Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, 2025 Witch's Diary - Northern Hemisphere: Seasonal Planner to Reclaiming the…. From the entry witch's bridle
- The zealots paraded prognostic placards proclaiming chattels like “He Protecc, He Attacc, He’s Eric Black.”2018 March 6, W.F. Whence, “Hacks, pensioners exultant in 41-22 quashing of fanboys”, in The Daily Orange, page 9, column 2. From the entry protecc
- Twenty-eight proud fathers paraded their home baked cakes before a judging committee.1963 January 30, “Dads Bake Own Cakes For PTA”, in The Daily News, volume 65, number 266, Whittier, Calif., page 19, column 2. From the entry coco-nutty
Meaning of parade
- noun Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
- noun A public procession, especially one commemorating a holiday or special event or (dated) in protest.
- noun Synonym of gaggle: A group of geese when on the move, particularly a line of goslings shepherded by one or more adults.
Questions about the past tense of parade
- What is the past tense of parade?
- The past tense of parade is paraded.
- What is the past participle of parade?
- The past participle of parade is paraded.
- Is parade a regular or irregular verb?
- Parade is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: parade (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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