Past tense of track
regular verb
The past tense of track is tracked. The past participle is also tracked.
Forms of track
| Base form (V1) | track /ˈtɹæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tracked |
| Past participle (V3) | tracked |
| Present participle | tracking /ˈtɹækɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tracks /tɹæks/ |
Tracked in a sentence
- The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
- The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
- The cameraman tracked the plane down so we have a recording of the crash.From the entry track down
- The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.From the entry detected
- I tracked down my program’s memory leak to a function that didn’t release graphics resources properly.From the entry memory leak
Meaning of track
- noun A mark left by something that has passed along.
- noun A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
- noun The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Questions about the past tense of track
- What is the past tense of track?
- The past tense of track is tracked.
- What is the past participle of track?
- The past participle of track is tracked.
- Is track a regular or irregular verb?
- Track is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: track (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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