Past tense of sign
regular verb
The past tense of sign is signed. The past participle is also signed.
Forms of sign
| Base form (V1) | sign /saɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | signed /saɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | signed /saɪnd/ |
| Present participle | signing /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | signs /saɪnz/ |
Signed in a sentence
- The Queen signed her letter with the regal signet.
- Agents say Wales back Gavin Henson has signed for Cardiff Blues.2011, The Guardian, (headline), 18 Oct 2011
- The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.From the entry copyright
- They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.From the entry respect
- The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.From the entry blueprint
Meaning of sign
- noun A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- noun An omen.
- noun A property of the body that indicates a disease and, unlike a symptom, can be detected objectively by someone other than the patient.
Questions about the past tense of sign
- What is the past tense of sign?
- The past tense of sign is signed.
- What is the past participle of sign?
- The past participle of sign is signed.
- Is sign a regular or irregular verb?
- Sign is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sign (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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