Past tense of pitch
regular verb
The past tense of pitch is pitched. The past participle is also pitched.
Forms of pitch
| Base form (V1) | pitch /pɪt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pitched /pɪt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pitched /pɪt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | pitching /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pitches |
Pitched in a sentence
- He pitched the horseshoe.
- The hurler pitched a curveball.
- The roofs up there are pitched heavier because of the snowfalls.From the entry pitched
- He just about pitched a tent when he caught sight of her.From the entry pitched a tent
- She didn't like his clothes or grammar and pitched a snit fit.From the entry snit fit
Meaning of pitch
- noun A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; tree sap.
- noun Anything similar to or derived from tree sap: resin; rosin.
- noun A dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil or natural tar.
Questions about the past tense of pitch
- What is the past tense of pitch?
- The past tense of pitch is pitched.
- What is the past participle of pitch?
- The past participle of pitch is pitched.
- Is pitch a regular or irregular verb?
- Pitch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pitch (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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