Past tense of pick
regular verb
The past tense of pick is picked. The past participle is also picked.
Forms of pick
| Base form (V1) | pick /pɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | picked /pɪkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | picked /pɪkt/ |
| Present participle | picking /ˈpɪkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | picks /pɪks/ |
Picked in a sentence
- He picked his nose.
- She picked flowers in the meadow.
- I just picked up an epic damage buff! Let's go gank the other team!From the entry buff
- When the wind picked up, her hair flew back behind her head.From the entry fly
- It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.From the entry auto
Meaning of pick
- noun A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- noun An anchor.
- noun A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
Questions about the past tense of pick
- What is the past tense of pick?
- The past tense of pick is picked.
- What is the past participle of pick?
- The past participle of pick is picked.
- Is pick a regular or irregular verb?
- Pick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pick (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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