Past tense of square
regular verb
The past tense of square is squared. The past participle is also squared.
Forms of square
| Base form (V1) | square /skwɛə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | squared /skwɛəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | squared /skwɛəd/ |
| Present participle | squaring |
| Third person singular | squares |
Squared in a sentence
- The casting was mounted on a milling machine so that its sides could be squared.
- First, former Toffee Mikel Arteta sent Walcott racing clear but instead of shooting he squared towards Ramsey, who was foiled by Tony Hibbert.2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport
- I have almost squared away the last of the paperwork from that job.From the entry square away
- Three squared or three to the second power is nine.From the entry to
- A floor 4 metres square contains four squared square metres.From the entry square metre
Meaning of square
- noun A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- noun A cell in a grid.
- noun A square piece, part, or surface.
Questions about the past tense of square
- What is the past tense of square?
- The past tense of square is squared.
- What is the past participle of square?
- The past participle of square is squared.
- Is square a regular or irregular verb?
- Square is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: square (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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