Past tense of type
regular verb
The past tense of type is typed. The past participle is also typed.
Forms of type
| Base form (V1) | type /taɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | typed |
| Past participle (V3) | typed |
| Present participle | typing /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | types /taɪps/ |
Typed in a sentence
- It was a full load, a disparate group that he had already typed and cross-matched with their potential for future crime.1998, Dana Stabenow, Fire and Ice, page 1
- In insert mode, characters typed are directly inserted into the buffer.From the entry mode
- I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.From the entry avert
- Good old Jenny – she typed out all the reports last night for us.From the entry good old
- The homoglyphs I (uppercase i) and l (lowercase L) confused many who typed in the URL.From the entry homoglyph
Meaning of type
- noun A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- noun An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
- noun An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
Questions about the past tense of type
- What is the past tense of type?
- The past tense of type is typed.
- What is the past participle of type?
- The past participle of type is typed.
- Is type a regular or irregular verb?
- Type is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: type (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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