Past tense of select
regular verb
The past tense of select is selected. The past participle is also selected.
Forms of select
| Base form (V1) | select /sɪˈlɛkt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | selected /sɪˈlɛktɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | selected /sɪˈlɛktɪd/ |
| Present participle | selecting |
| Third person singular | selects |
Selected in a sentence
- He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef.
- He was selected to give the opening speech thanks to his imposing, sonorous voice.From the entry sonorous
- You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Alt+C.From the entry toggle
- In selected cases, endovascular thrombectomy can quickly remove a blockage that pharmaceutical thrombolysis can't budge.From the entry blockage
- The governor selected a cadre of blue ribbon social scientists to serve on her poverty task force.From the entry blue ribbon
Meaning of select
- adjective Privileged, specially selected.
- adjective Of high quality; top-notch.
- verb To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
Questions about the past tense of select
- What is the past tense of select?
- The past tense of select is selected.
- What is the past participle of select?
- The past participle of select is selected.
- Is select a regular or irregular verb?
- Select is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: select (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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