Past tense of portray
regular verb
The past tense of portray is portrayed. The past participle is also portrayed.
Forms of portray
| Base form (V1) | portray /pɔːˈtɹeɪ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | portrayed |
| Past participle (V3) | portrayed |
| Present participle | portraying |
| Third person singular | portrays |
Portrayed in a sentence
- Arwen is portrayed as a valiant swordswoman in the Lord of the Rings films.From the entry swordswoman
- The audio contained some spelling pronunciations, such as when "sieve" was mistakenly portrayed as rhyming with "leave".From the entry spelling pronunciation
- He portrayed them tongue-in-cheek as great lawgivers, as Solons.From the entry tongue-in-cheek
- Many of these fantasy novels feature a main character portrayed as a chosen one who will save everyone else.From the entry chosen one
- A comforting anchor, Samuel was a contradiction to the frightening events portrayed.2017, Daniel I. Russell, Entertaining Demons. From the entry spectrology
Meaning of portray
- verb To paint or draw the likeness of.
- verb To represent by an image or look.
- verb To describe in words; to convey.
Questions about the past tense of portray
- What is the past tense of portray?
- The past tense of portray is portrayed.
- What is the past participle of portray?
- The past participle of portray is portrayed.
- Is portray a regular or irregular verb?
- Portray is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: portray (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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