Past tense of spread
irregular verb
The past tense of spread is spread. The past participle is also spread.
Forms of spread
| Base form (V1) | spread /spɹɛd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | spread /spɹɛd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | spread /spɹɛd/ |
| Present participle | spreading /ˈspɹɛdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | spreads |
Meaning of spread
- verb To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
- verb To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions. simple past and past participle of spread.
- verb To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.
Verbs like spread
Questions about the past tense of spread
- What is the past tense of spread?
- The past tense of spread is spread.
- What is the past participle of spread?
- The past participle of spread is spread.
- Is spread a regular or irregular verb?
- Spread is an irregular verb: its past tense keeps the same form as the base form.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spread (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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