Past tense of part
regular verb
The past tense of part is parted. The past participle is also parted.
Forms of part
| Base form (V1) | part /pɑːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | parted /ˈpɑɹtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | parted /ˈpɑɹtɪd/ |
| Present participle | parting /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | parts /pɑːts/ |
Parted in a sentence
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner.1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- They clasped hands and parted as friends.From the entry clasp
- The vines parted company with the wall as I attempted the climb, and I crashed to the ground.From the entry part company
- The two friends parted ways at the intersection.From the entry part ways
- She was so alive that night, opaline points in her eyes, mouth parted to bare her teeth.2023, C Pam Zhang, Land of Milk and Honey, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 134. From the entry opaline
Meaning of part
- noun A fraction of a whole.
- noun A distinct element of something larger.
- noun A group inside a larger group.
Questions about the past tense of part
- What is the past tense of part?
- The past tense of part is parted.
- What is the past participle of part?
- The past participle of part is parted.
- Is part a regular or irregular verb?
- Part is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: part (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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