Past tense of sense
regular verb
The past tense of sense is sensed. The past participle is also sensed.
Forms of sense
| Base form (V1) | sense /sɛns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sensed |
| Past participle (V3) | sensed |
| Present participle | sensing /ˈsɛnsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | senses /ˈsɛnsɪz/ |
Sensed in a sentence
- She immediately sensed her disdain.
- In his bones, he sensed winter was drawing on sooner than usual.From the entry draw on
- Billy was ready to berserk on a moment’s notice and people sensed it.2020, JD Erickson, The Adventures of the Few and Sometimes Stan, AuthorHouse, →ISBN. From the entry berserk
- A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue.2018 May 16, Adam Rogers, “The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel”, in Wired. From the entry sweet
- I sensed that she wasn’t happy with me for some reason or another.2016, Gene Perret, New Tricks for Old Dogs: 28 Laughable Lessons for People Too Stiff to Change … or Bend … or Move, Familius LLC, →ISBN. From the entry Winnie the Pooh
Meaning of sense
- noun Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- noun Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
- noun Sound practical or moral judgment.
Questions about the past tense of sense
- What is the past tense of sense?
- The past tense of sense is sensed.
- What is the past participle of sense?
- The past participle of sense is sensed.
- Is sense a regular or irregular verb?
- Sense is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sense (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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