Past tense of repeat
regular verb
The past tense of repeat is repeated. The past participle is also repeated.
Forms of repeat
| Base form (V1) | repeat /ɹɪˈpiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | repeated /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | repeated /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | repeating /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | repeats |
Repeated in a sentence
- The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result.
- A day like that has not yet repeated itself.
- I'm the oldest student in my year because I've repeated twice.From the entry year
- The repeated pressurization cycles fatigued the airplane's metal skin until it eventually broke up in flight.From the entry fatigue
- Repeated incidents of air rage have led to stricter security on airplanes.From the entry air rage
Meaning of repeat
- verb To do or say again (and again).
- verb To refill (a prescription).
- verb To happen again; recur.
Questions about the past tense of repeat
- What is the past tense of repeat?
- The past tense of repeat is repeated.
- What is the past participle of repeat?
- The past participle of repeat is repeated.
- Is repeat a regular or irregular verb?
- Repeat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: repeat (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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