Past tense of recall
regular verb
The past tense of recall is recalled. The past participle is also recalled.
Forms of recall
| Base form (V1) | recall /ɹɪˈkɔːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | recalled /ɹɪˈkɔːld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | recalled /ɹɪˈkɔːld/ |
| Present participle | recalling /ɹɪˈkɔːlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | recalls |
Recalled in a sentence
- He was recalled to service after his retirement.
- She was recalled to London for the trial.
- The old fellow chortled as he recalled his youthful adventures.From the entry chortle
- He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars.From the entry dissipated
- His eyes grew wistful as he recalled his university days.From the entry wistful
Meaning of recall
- verb To withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- verb To call back, bring back, or summon (someone) to a specific place, station, etc.
- verb To remove an elected official through a petition and direct vote.
Questions about the past tense of recall
- What is the past tense of recall?
- The past tense of recall is recalled.
- What is the past participle of recall?
- The past participle of recall is recalled.
- Is recall a regular or irregular verb?
- Recall is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: recall (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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