Past tense of record
regular verb
The past tense of record is recorded. The past participle is also recorded.
Forms of record
| Base form (V1) | record /ˈɹɛk.ɔːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | recorded /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | recorded /ɹɪˈkɔːdɪd/ |
| Present participle | recording /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | records /ˈɹɛkɚdz/ |
Recorded in a sentence
- Within a week they had recorded both the song and the video for it.
- When the deed was recorded, we officially owned the house.
- When the program catches an exception, this is recorded in the log file.From the entry catch
- The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer, but wished he had a more accurate instrument.From the entry instrument
- In today's golf tournament we recorded three unders and twenty overs.From the entry over
Meaning of record
- noun An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
- noun Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- noun A music album; broadly, any music released as a single, EP, etc.
Questions about the past tense of record
- What is the past tense of record?
- The past tense of record is recorded.
- What is the past participle of record?
- The past participle of record is recorded.
- Is record a regular or irregular verb?
- Record is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: record (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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