Past tense of sue
regular verb
The past tense of sue is sued. The past participle is also sued.
Forms of sue
| Base form (V1) | sue /sjuː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sued /sjuːd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sued /sjuːd/ |
| Present participle | suing |
| Third person singular | sues |
Sued in a sentence
- The king of Bimsa sued for peace after Nynal's armies overran his territory; he knew any further resistance would only harm the common people.
- She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.From the entry paint
- Unbelievably, Rudy saved the man's life but got sued for breaking two of his ribs.From the entry unbelievably
- They sued for peace after the long siege.From the entry siege
- The employer sued to recover overpayment of wages.From the entry overpayment
Meaning of sue
- verb To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
- verb To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- verb To clean (the beak, etc.).
Questions about the past tense of sue
- What is the past tense of sue?
- The past tense of sue is sued.
- What is the past participle of sue?
- The past participle of sue is sued.
- Is sue a regular or irregular verb?
- Sue is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sue (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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