Past tense of post
regular verb
The past tense of post is posted. The past participle is also posted.
Forms of post
| Base form (V1) | post /pəʊst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | posted /ˈpoʊstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | posted /ˈpoʊstɪd/ |
| Present participle | posting /ˈpəʊstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | posts /pəʊsts/ |
Posted in a sentence
- Martin Luther posted his ninety five theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg.
- The company posted record profits this quarter.
- After his fall from the emperor's favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.From the entry remote
- He posted a meme that went viral within a few hours on social media.From the entry meme
- There were dozens and dozens of applicants before the job was posted.From the entry dozen
Meaning of post
- noun A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
- noun A pole erected to mark a spot.
- noun The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race.
Questions about the past tense of post
- What is the past tense of post?
- The past tense of post is posted.
- What is the past participle of post?
- The past participle of post is posted.
- Is post a regular or irregular verb?
- Post is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: post (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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