Past tense of update
regular verb
The past tense of update is updated. The past participle is also updated.
Forms of update
| Base form (V1) | update /ˈʌp.deɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | updated /ʌpˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | updated /ʌpˈdeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | updating |
| Third person singular | updates |
Updated in a sentence
- I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.From the entry profile
- Yahoo Search has updated its Slurp Crawler to crawl websites faster and more efficiently.From the entry crawl
- The executability of the file would depend on compatibility with the updated hardware.From the entry executability
- Have the price-tags been updated? I'll check on that right away, sir.From the entry check on
- A "dynamic" QR code contains a shortlink whose target can later be updated.From the entry shortlink
Meaning of update
- noun An additional piece of information, an addition to existing information.
- noun An advisement providing more up-to-date information than currently known.
- noun A modification of something to a more recent, up-to-date version; (in software) a minor upgrade.
Questions about the past tense of update
- What is the past tense of update?
- The past tense of update is updated.
- What is the past participle of update?
- The past participle of update is updated.
- Is update a regular or irregular verb?
- Update is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: update (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of update.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/update. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.