Past tense of remove
regular verb
The past tense of remove is removed. The past participle is also removed.
Forms of remove
| Base form (V1) | remove /ɹɪˈmuːv/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | removed /ɹɪˈmuːvd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | removed /ɹɪˈmuːvd/ |
| Present participle | removing /ɹɪˈmuːvɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | removes |
Removed in a sentence
- He removed the marbles from the bag.
- Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.1963, Margery Allingham, “Dangerous Lady”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 36
- With that obstacle removed, I am now able to proceed with my plan.From the entry able
- First we removed all the handles; next, we stripped off the old paint.From the entry next
- When a chess piece is captured, it is removed from play.From the entry play
Meaning of remove
- verb To delete.
- verb To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- verb To replace a dish within a course.
Questions about the past tense of remove
- What is the past tense of remove?
- The past tense of remove is removed.
- What is the past participle of remove?
- The past participle of remove is removed.
- Is remove a regular or irregular verb?
- Remove is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: remove (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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