Past tense of pour
regular verb
The past tense of pour is poured. The past participle is also poured.
Forms of pour
| Base form (V1) | pour /pɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | poured /pɔːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | poured /pɔːd/ |
| Present participle | pouring /ˈpɔːɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pours |
Poured in a sentence
- My teacher poured scorn on my attempts at writing.
- the rain poured down.
- The sidewalk was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.From the entry concrete
- The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.From the entry tide
- The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.From the entry oink
Meaning of pour
- verb To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- verb To send out as in a stream or a flood; to cause (an emotion) to come out; to cause to escape.
- verb To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge uninterruptedly.
Questions about the past tense of pour
- What is the past tense of pour?
- The past tense of pour is poured.
- What is the past participle of pour?
- The past participle of pour is poured.
- Is pour a regular or irregular verb?
- Pour is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pour (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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