Past tense of pattern
regular verb
The past tense of pattern is patterned. The past participle is also patterned.
Forms of pattern
| Base form (V1) | pattern /ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | patterned |
| Past participle (V3) | patterned |
| Present participle | patterning |
| Third person singular | patterns |
Patterned in a sentence
- Under his system, patterned after the French, the army corps became a more mobile, flexible command.1998, John B. Wilson, The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades
- You know man's patterned, man's still slanging.2019 June 21, “Maddest of the Maddest Remix”, performed by Burner
- Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is down.From the entry down
- Turn the cloth over so that the patterned side is up.From the entry up
- A dot matrix is a 2-dimensional patterned array, used to represent characters, symbols and images.2016, “Dot matrix”, in Tomorrow’s Technology and You: Introductory: e-Study Guide (Just the Facts101: Textbook Key Facts), [s.l.]: Cram101…. From the entry dot matrix
Meaning of pattern
- noun Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
- noun Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.
- noun A copy.
Questions about the past tense of pattern
- What is the past tense of pattern?
- The past tense of pattern is patterned.
- What is the past participle of pattern?
- The past participle of pattern is patterned.
- Is pattern a regular or irregular verb?
- Pattern is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pattern (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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