Past tense of treat
regular verb
The past tense of treat is treated. The past participle is also treated.
Forms of treat
| Base form (V1) | treat /tɹiːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | treated /ˈtɹiːtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | treated /ˈtɹiːtɪd/ |
| Present participle | treating /ˈtɹiːtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | treats |
Less standard forms: tret (colloquial).
Treated in a sentence
- After all, in this hideous war we have just passed through never forget that Halifax would have treated with Hitler: it took Churchill to refuse.1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber
- The article treated feminism as a quintessentially modern movement.
- It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I would write and complain.From the entry would
- The doctor told us of an interesting case he had treated that morning.From the entry case
- It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I should write and complain.From the entry should
Meaning of treat
- verb To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
- verb To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
- verb To discourse on; to represent or deal with in a particular way, in writing or speaking.
Questions about the past tense of treat
- What is the past tense of treat?
- The past tense of treat is treated.
- What is the past participle of treat?
- The past participle of treat is treated.
- Is treat a regular or irregular verb?
- Treat is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is tret correct?
- tret is marked colloquial in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of treat is treated.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: treat (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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