Past tense of support
regular verb
The past tense of support is supported. The past participle is also supported.
Forms of support
| Base form (V1) | support /səˈpɔːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | supported /səˈpɔɹtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | supported /səˈpɔɹtɪd/ |
| Present participle | supporting /səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | supports |
Supported in a sentence
- He staggered away from the accident site, supported by one friend on each side.
- There is a soft-mat seat (which originally had a palm fiber underwebbing) supported by three curved transverse braces.1995, Nancy Berliner, Sarah Handler, Friends of the House, →ISBN, page 79
- A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.From the entry sag
- The role of statins in prophylaxis for cardiovascular disease is well supported by the medical literature.From the entry prophylaxis
- Supported by an enraged and desperate public, this new alliance set out to achieve two goals.From the entry enraged
Meaning of support
- verb To help keep from falling.
- verb To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
- verb To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
Questions about the past tense of support
- What is the past tense of support?
- The past tense of support is supported.
- What is the past participle of support?
- The past participle of support is supported.
- Is support a regular or irregular verb?
- Support is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: support (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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