Past tense of retry
regular verb
The past tense of retry is retried. The past participle is also retried.
Forms of retry
| Base form (V1) | retry /riˈtɹaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | retried |
| Past participle (V3) | retried |
| Present participle | retrying |
| Third person singular | retries |
Retried in a sentence
- On October 20, Forsen streamed on Twitch as he retried to defeat the Ender Dragon as fast as he could.2023 October 21, Josh Taylor, “Forsen smashes xQc’s Minecraft speedrun time with impressive new record”, in Dexerto
- But amid the release of a new documentary involving her parents, George and Cindy, could she be retried?2024 January 11, Daisy Phillipson, “The Lie Detector Test: Can Casey Anthony be tried again?”, in Dexerto
Meaning of retry
- verb To try or attempt again.
- verb To try judicially a second time.
- noun Another attempt.
Questions about the past tense of retry
- What is the past tense of retry?
- The past tense of retry is retried.
- What is the past participle of retry?
- The past participle of retry is retried.
- Is retry a regular or irregular verb?
- Retry is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: retry (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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