Past tense of row
regular verb
The past tense of row is rowed. The past participle is also rowed.
Forms of row
| Base form (V1) | row /ɹəʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rowed /ɹəʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | rowed /ɹəʊd/ |
| Present participle | rowing /ˈɹoʊɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rows /ɹoʊz/ |
Rowed in a sentence
- After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.From the entry fathom
- We started in London and rowed all the way up to Oxford.From the entry up
- After the sprint pieces, we rowed steady for the rest of practice.From the entry steady
- Water whished along the boat as we rowed upstream.From the entry along
- The shore along which they rowed was, at first, wooded to the water line.1932, E. C. Brill, chapter 4, in The Secret Cache, New York: Cupples & Leon, page 30. From the entry water line
Meaning of row
- noun A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
- noun Specifically, a line of buildings on a street; also, the street itself (especially in street names).
- noun A horizontal line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right, as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.
Questions about the past tense of row
- What is the past tense of row?
- The past tense of row is rowed.
- What is the past participle of row?
- The past participle of row is rowed.
- Is row a regular or irregular verb?
- Row is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: row (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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