Past tense of screen
regular verb
The past tense of screen is screened. The past participle is also screened.
Forms of screen
| Base form (V1) | screen /ˈskɹiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | screened |
| Past participle (V3) | screened |
| Present participle | screening /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | screens |
Screened in a sentence
- Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.
- Passenger baggage was screened by X-ray to look for weapons.
- Vibrioception is often screened for during the neurological portion of a physical exam with a tuning fork.From the entry vibrioception
- Part of the ward was screened off for the privacy of patients.From the entry screen off
- We screened out the dubious candidates yesterday.From the entry screened
Meaning of screen
- noun A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- noun A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, etc.
- noun A stand of trees or other plants that can block wind.
Questions about the past tense of screen
- What is the past tense of screen?
- The past tense of screen is screened.
- What is the past participle of screen?
- The past participle of screen is screened.
- Is screen a regular or irregular verb?
- Screen is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: screen (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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