Past tense of read
irregular verb
The past tense of read is read. The past participle is also read.
Forms of read
| Base form (V1) | read /ɹiːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | read /ɹiːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | read /ɹiːd/ |
| Present participle | reading /ˈɹiːdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | reads /ɹiːdz/ |
Less standard forms: readen (dialectal).
Meaning of read
- verb To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
- verb To be understood or physically read in a specific way.
- verb To read a work or works written by the named author.
Verbs like read
Questions about the past tense of read
- What is the past tense of read?
- The past tense of read is read.
- What is the past participle of read?
- The past participle of read is read.
- Is read a regular or irregular verb?
- Read is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
- Is readen correct?
- readen is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of read is read.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: read (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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