Past tense of reach
regular verb
The past tense of reach is reached. The past participle is also reached.
Forms of reach
| Base form (V1) | reach /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reached /ɹiːt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | reached /ɹiːt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | reaching /ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | reaches /ˈɹiːt͡ʃɪz/ |
Reached in a sentence
- He reached for a weapon that was on the table.
- He reached for his shoe with his legs.
- The country reached a high level of prosperity in his first term.From the entry in
- A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps.From the entry wall
- Have you reached the boss at the end of the ice world?From the entry world
Meaning of reach
- verb To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
- verb To give to someone by stretching out a limb, especially the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another person; to hand over.
- verb To stretch out the hand.
Questions about the past tense of reach
- What is the past tense of reach?
- The past tense of reach is reached.
- What is the past participle of reach?
- The past participle of reach is reached.
- Is reach a regular or irregular verb?
- Reach is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reach (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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