Past tense of pause
regular verb
The past tense of pause is paused. The past participle is also paused.
Forms of pause
| Base form (V1) | pause /pɔːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | paused /pɔːzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | paused /pɔːzd/ |
| Present participle | pausing |
| Third person singular | pauses |
Paused in a sentence
- When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.
- She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 15, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The expedition paused to allow for proper acclimatization at base camp.From the entry acclimatization
- She paused for only an instant, which was just enough time for John to change the subject.From the entry instant
- The teacher paused in her lecture to allow the students to assimilate what she had said.From the entry assimilate
Meaning of pause
- verb To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- verb To stop (an activity) for a while.
- verb To interrupt an activity and wait.
Questions about the past tense of pause
- What is the past tense of pause?
- The past tense of pause is paused.
- What is the past participle of pause?
- The past participle of pause is paused.
- Is pause a regular or irregular verb?
- Pause is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pause (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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