Past tense of report
regular verb
The past tense of report is reported. The past participle is also reported.
Forms of report
| Base form (V1) | report /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | reported /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | reported /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/ |
| Present participle | reporting /ɹəˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | reports /ɹɪˈpɔɹts/ |
Reported in a sentence
- Every newspaper reported the war.
- In January, the country’s weather agency sent aircraft to release chemicals into clouds over the Yellow Sea, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported.2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.From the entry unemployment
- Orders were reported to have increased 2% monthly, ahead of the 1.2% expected by the street.From the entry street
- Users have reported friction from having to enter their passwords many times a day.From the entry friction
Meaning of report
- verb To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something).
- verb To repeat (something one has heard), to retell; to pass on, convey (a message, information etc.).
- verb To take oneself (to someone or something) for guidance or support; to appeal.
Questions about the past tense of report
- What is the past tense of report?
- The past tense of report is reported.
- What is the past participle of report?
- The past participle of report is reported.
- Is report a regular or irregular verb?
- Report is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: report (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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