Past tense of wander
regular verb
The past tense of wander is wandered. The past participle is also wandered.
Forms of wander
| Base form (V1) | wander /ˈwɒndə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wandered /ˈwɑndɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wandered /ˈwɑndɚd/ |
| Present participle | wandering /ˈwɑndəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | wanders |
Wandered in a sentence
- Dusty left the taproom of the tavern and wandered into the small arcade in back.From the entry taproom
- He wandered round, cleaning up in a desultory way.From the entry desultory
- Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.From the entry oilpatch
- They wandered through the enchanted forest.From the entry enchanted
- He wandered aimlessly through the crowd.From the entry aimlessly
Meaning of wander
- verb To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
- verb To stray; stray from one's course; err.
- verb To commit adultery.
Questions about the past tense of wander
- What is the past tense of wander?
- The past tense of wander is wandered.
- What is the past participle of wander?
- The past participle of wander is wandered.
- Is wander a regular or irregular verb?
- Wander is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wander (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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