Past tense of tie
regular verb
The past tense of tie is tied. The past participle is also tied.
Forms of tie
| Base form (V1) | tie /taɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tied /taɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tied /taɪd/ |
| Present participle | tying /ˈtaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | ties |
Tied in a sentence
- They tied for third place.
- They tied the game.
- The contestants are all tied; no one has the lead position.From the entry lead
- The robbers tied up the bank employees before forcing a way into the vault.From the entry tie up
- He's a leaver, not a stayer: he'll never be happy tied down in one place.From the entry leaver
Meaning of tie
- noun A knot; a fastening.
- noun A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- noun A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
Questions about the past tense of tie
- What is the past tense of tie?
- The past tense of tie is tied.
- What is the past participle of tie?
- The past participle of tie is tied.
- Is tie a regular or irregular verb?
- Tie is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tie (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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