Past tense of summon
regular verb
The past tense of summon is summoned. The past participle is also summoned.
Forms of summon
| Base form (V1) | summon /ˈsʌmən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | summoned /ˈsʌmənd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | summoned /ˈsʌmənd/ |
| Present participle | summoning |
| Third person singular | summons /ˈsʌ.mənz/ |
Summoned in a sentence
- It was in Jih-k’a-tse that he was summoned to meet the country’s second-highest religious authority, the Panchen Lama, who turned out to be only 11 years old.1995, Explorers & Discoverers, volume 2, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 753
- The police summoned the driver for speeding.
- I summoned the waiter, paid the check, and hurried to leave.From the entry check
- I summoned the waiter, paid the cheque, and hurried to leave.From the entry cheque
- He summoned the waiter with a clap.From the entry clap
Meaning of summon
- verb To call people together; to convene; to convoke.
- verb To ask someone to come; to send for.
- verb To order (goods) and have delivered.
Questions about the past tense of summon
- What is the past tense of summon?
- The past tense of summon is summoned.
- What is the past participle of summon?
- The past participle of summon is summoned.
- Is summon a regular or irregular verb?
- Summon is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: summon (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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