Past tense of purchase
regular verb
The past tense of purchase is purchased. The past participle is also purchased.
Forms of purchase
| Base form (V1) | purchase /ˈpɜːtʃɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | purchased /ˈpɝt͡ʃəst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | purchased /ˈpɝt͡ʃəst/ |
| Present participle | purchasing |
| Third person singular | purchases |
Purchased in a sentence
- Many aristocratic refugees' portable treasures purchased their safe passage and comfortable exile during the revolution.
- The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.From the entry the
- Kyle purchased a new one despite having a backlog of video games that he hasn't played.From the entry backlog
- The Grand Trunk Railway had just purchased a large order of stock from the American Car and Foundry Company.From the entry stock
- The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.From the entry orbit
Meaning of purchase
- noun The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
- noun That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
- noun That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
Questions about the past tense of purchase
- What is the past tense of purchase?
- The past tense of purchase is purchased.
- What is the past participle of purchase?
- The past participle of purchase is purchased.
- Is purchase a regular or irregular verb?
- Purchase is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: purchase (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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