Past tense of volunteer
regular verb
The past tense of volunteer is volunteered. The past participle is also volunteered.
Forms of volunteer
| Base form (V1) | volunteer /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | volunteered |
| Past participle (V3) | volunteered |
| Present participle | volunteering |
| Third person singular | volunteers /vɑlənˈtɪɹz/ |
Volunteered in a sentence
- The typical volunteer may live in Utah, which ranked first in the percentage of people who said they volunteered among all 50 states and Washington, DC.2018 July 19, Thom Patterson, “Stats reveal how many Americans volunteer and where”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 May 2025
- My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
- Lindbergh of course volunteered to help and nearly lost the plane.2015, Winston Groom, “An Inspiration in a Grubby World”, in The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the…. From the entry Hinghwa
- The threat of being volunteered (voluntold) for working parties always loomed.2009 March, Clint Van Winkle, chapter 11, in Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry voluntell
- The ringie, who was usually a friend who volunteered, ran the centre of the ring.2007 August 20, Mark T, “A Prayer Request. . .”, in alt.christnet.christianlife (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025. From the entry ringie
Meaning of volunteer
- noun One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
- noun One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
- noun A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
Questions about the past tense of volunteer
- What is the past tense of volunteer?
- The past tense of volunteer is volunteered.
- What is the past participle of volunteer?
- The past participle of volunteer is volunteered.
- Is volunteer a regular or irregular verb?
- Volunteer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: volunteer (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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