Past tense of trust
regular verb
The past tense of trust is trusted. The past participle is also trusted.
Forms of trust
| Base form (V1) | trust /tɹʌst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | trusted /ˈtɹʌstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | trusted /ˈtɹʌstɪd/ |
| Present participle | trusting /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | trusts /tɹʌsts/ |
Trusted in a sentence
- He needs some time in the field before his judgment can be trusted.From the entry field
- After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.From the entry dubious
- His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.From the entry companion
- Forget that frickin' ten-cent supplier. From now on, we'll buy only from trusted partners.From the entry ten-cent
- I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.From the entry honor
Meaning of trust
- noun Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- noun Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- noun Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
Questions about the past tense of trust
- What is the past tense of trust?
- The past tense of trust is trusted.
- What is the past participle of trust?
- The past participle of trust is trusted.
- Is trust a regular or irregular verb?
- Trust is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trust (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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