Past tense of taste
regular verb
The past tense of taste is tasted. The past participle is also tasted.
Forms of taste
| Base form (V1) | taste /teɪst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tasted /ˈteɪstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tasted /ˈteɪstɪd/ |
| Present participle | tasting /ˈteɪstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tastes /teɪsts/ |
Tasted in a sentence
- The chicken tasted great, but the milk tasted like garlic.
- I tasted in her arms the delights of paradise.
- After being defeated in three previous finals, Roger finally tasted triumph at this year's competition.From the entry triumph
- Of all the Caesar salads I've tasted, this is the finest.From the entry Caesar salad
- The sandwich tasted fine, even though it had got squished in his lunchbox.From the entry squish
Meaning of taste
- noun One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
- noun The sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of this sensation.
- noun A small sample of food, drink, or recreational drugs.
Questions about the past tense of taste
- What is the past tense of taste?
- The past tense of taste is tasted.
- What is the past participle of taste?
- The past participle of taste is tasted.
- Is taste a regular or irregular verb?
- Taste is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: taste (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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