Past tense of tend

Forms of tend

Tended in a sentence

• Difficult broken country extends almost to the coast between Swatow (Shant’ou) on the south and Hangchow on the north, and this succession of barriers has tended to cut off southeast coastal China from the main body of the country.1961, Rhoads Murphey, “The Middle Kingdom: Splendid Isolation”, in An Introduction to Geography (Rand McNally Geography Series), Chicago...
• The crocuses should be sprouting after 2 months, provided they're well tended.From the entry sprout
• The secretive residents of the massive city-ship tended to stay inside.From the entry inside
• In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.From the entry floating
• His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink.From the entry lower-class

Meaning of tend

1. verb To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
2. verb To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.
3. verb To contribute to or toward some outcome.

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Questions about the past tense of tend

What is the past tense of tend?

The past tense of tend is tended.

What is the past participle of tend?

The past participle of tend is tended.

Is tend a regular or irregular verb?

Tend is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.