Past tense of power
regular verb
The past tense of power is powered. The past participle is also powered.
Forms of power
| Base form (V1) | power /ˈpaʊ̯ə̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | powered /paʊ.əd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | powered /paʊ.əd/ |
| Present participle | powering |
| Third person singular | powers /ˈpaʊ.ɚz/ |
Powered in a sentence
- This CD player is powered by batteries.
- Starting with a small pharmacy tent, his work rapidly expanded, powered by donations from ordinary citizens.2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian
- In that era, they powered their corn sheller and their thresher with a horse power.From the entry horse power
- Every morning he powered up his electronic devices, even before making coffee.From the entry power up
- In those days, grist mills were powered by water engines, wind engines, or horse engines.From the entry water engine
Meaning of power
- noun The ability to do or undergo something.
- noun The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- noun The ability to affect or influence.
Questions about the past tense of power
- What is the past tense of power?
- The past tense of power is powered.
- What is the past participle of power?
- The past participle of power is powered.
- Is power a regular or irregular verb?
- Power is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: power (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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