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Past tense of preview

regular verb

The past tense of preview is previewed. The past participle is also previewed.

Forms of preview

Base form (V1)preview /ˈpɹiːvjuː/
Past tense (V2)previewed
Past participle (V3)previewed
Present participlepreviewing
Third person singularpreviews

Previewed in a sentence

  • Vidal's talk was caled "The Screening Of History," and it was a free-ranging meditation on the United States, the movies, on Vidal's personal history and numerous interconnections. (It also previewed a forthcoming book by the same name.)1991 August 24, Lewis Gannett, “Gore Stories”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 8
  • Last weekend, we previewed the cringetastic, canned part of what will be our last show in May.2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality. From the entry cringetastic
  • Activision's Autumn titles were up and running, and some Winter games were previewed, including Alter Ego, a "life simulation" game, and Fast Tracks, a slot car racing program.1985 November, Chris Jenkins, “PCW Show: promises, promises!”, in Commodore Horizons, page 10. From the entry life simulation

Meaning of preview

  1. noun An experience of something in advance.
  2. noun An advance showing of a film, exhibition etc.
  3. noun A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.

Full definition of preview

Questions about the past tense of preview

What is the past tense of preview?
The past tense of preview is previewed.
What is the past participle of preview?
The past participle of preview is previewed.
Is preview a regular or irregular verb?
Preview is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: preview (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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