Past tense of push
regular verb
The past tense of push is pushed. The past participle is also pushed.
Forms of push
| Base form (V1) | push /pʊʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pushed /pʊʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pushed /pʊʃt/ |
| Present participle | pushing /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pushes |
Pushed in a sentence
- In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
- Earlier the premier had rejected outright suggestions, apparently being pushed by up to a third of the government’s 33-member caucus, that the government forget the deficit and launch a major public initiative to stimulate the economy.1982 December 11, Frances Russell, “Economic performance buoys Pawley’s position”, in The Vancouver Sun (The Weekend Sun), Vancouver, BC...
- The black was previously unavailable, but in potting that red, he's now pushed the black on.From the entry on
- Little by little I pushed the snake into the basket, until finally all of it was in.From the entry in
- He pushed his empty plate away, sighed and pronounced "I am done."From the entry done
Meaning of push
- verb To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- verb To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- verb To press or urge forward; to drive.
Questions about the past tense of push
- What is the past tense of push?
- The past tense of push is pushed.
- What is the past participle of push?
- The past participle of push is pushed.
- Is push a regular or irregular verb?
- Push is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: push (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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