Past tense of respond
regular verb
The past tense of respond is responded. The past participle is also responded.
Forms of respond
| Base form (V1) | respond /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | responded /ɹɪˈspɒndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | responded /ɹɪˈspɒndɪd/ |
| Present participle | responding |
| Third person singular | responds |
Responded in a sentence
- The audience loudly clapped the actress, who responded with a deep curtsey.From the entry clap
- The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study.From the entry vocally
- He responded to the insult a Roland for an Oliver, striking back just as hard.From the entry a Roland for an Oliver
- He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.From the entry make a pass
- I have just responded outright to that question.From the entry outright
Meaning of respond
- verb To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
- verb To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
- verb To correspond with; to suit.
Questions about the past tense of respond
- What is the past tense of respond?
- The past tense of respond is responded.
- What is the past participle of respond?
- The past participle of respond is responded.
- Is respond a regular or irregular verb?
- Respond is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: respond (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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