Past tense of smile
regular verb
The past tense of smile is smiled. The past participle is also smiled.
Forms of smile
| Base form (V1) | smile /ˈsmaɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | smiled /smaɪld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | smiled /smaɪld/ |
| Present participle | smiling /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | smiles /smaɪlz/ |
Smiled in a sentence
- The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.
- The gods smiled on his labours.
- The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.From the entry almighty
- He didn't like it one bit, but he smiled just the same.From the entry just the same
- Farnesworth smiled contentedly as he read the stock ticker; all was ducky on Wall Street.From the entry ducky
Meaning of smile
- noun A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
- noun Favour; propitious regard.
- noun A drink bought by one person for another.
Questions about the past tense of smile
- What is the past tense of smile?
- The past tense of smile is smiled.
- What is the past participle of smile?
- The past participle of smile is smiled.
- Is smile a regular or irregular verb?
- Smile is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: smile (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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