Past tense of talk
regular verb
The past tense of talk is talked. The past participle is also talked.
Forms of talk
| Base form (V1) | talk /tɔːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | talked /tɔːkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | talked /tɔːkt/ |
| Present participle | talking /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | talks /ˈtɔːks/ |
Talked in a sentence
- She palmed the door as she talked to the security guard.From the entry palm
- The restaurant had been talked up way too much, that it left me somewhat disappointed.From the entry talk up
- We went everywhere at the school - we talked to all the teachers in their classrooms.From the entry everywhere
- I didn't like the idea at first, but they eventually talked me over.From the entry talk over
- We had a fall out, couldn't come to terms and haven't talked since.From the entry fall out
Meaning of talk
- verb To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- verb To discuss; to talk about.
- verb To speak (a certain language).
Questions about the past tense of talk
- What is the past tense of talk?
- The past tense of talk is talked.
- What is the past participle of talk?
- The past participle of talk is talked.
- Is talk a regular or irregular verb?
- Talk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: talk (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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