Past tense of travel
regular verb
The past tense of travel is traveled or travelled. The past participle is also traveled or travelled.
Forms of travel
| Base form (V1) | travel /ˈtɹævəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | traveled /ˈtɹævl̩d/ travelled /ˈtɹævl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | traveled /ˈtɹævl̩d/ travelled /ˈtɹævl̩d/ |
| Present participle | traveling /ˈtɹæv.lɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | travels /ˈtɹævəlz/ |
Traveled and travelled in a sentence
- The supposedly secret news of Mary's engagement travelled quickly through her group of friends.
- I’ve travelled the world.
- The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.From the entry wave
- The queen and her court traveled to the city to welcome back the soldiers.From the entry court
- We climbed up a well traveled path.From the entry traveled
Meaning of travel
- verb To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
- verb To pass from one place to another; to move or transmit.
- verb To move illegally by walking or running without dribbling the ball.
Questions about the past tense of travel
- What is the past tense of travel?
- The past tense of travel is traveled or travelled.
- What is the past participle of travel?
- The past participle of travel is traveled or travelled.
- Is travel a regular or irregular verb?
- Travel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: travel (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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