Past tense of warn
regular verb
The past tense of warn is warned. The past participle is also warned.
Forms of warn
| Base form (V1) | warn /wɔːn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | warned /wɔɹnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | warned /wɔɹnd/ |
| Present participle | warning /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | warns |
Warned in a sentence
- I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me.
- The sheriff warned her to appear in court.
- The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.From the entry bold
- They warned that the effects of glacier melting on water resources are becoming “increasingly serious” for China.From the entry glacier
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.From the entry savory
Meaning of warn
- verb To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- verb To notify or inform (someone, about something).
- verb To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty.
Questions about the past tense of warn
- What is the past tense of warn?
- The past tense of warn is warned.
- What is the past participle of warn?
- The past participle of warn is warned.
- Is warn a regular or irregular verb?
- Warn is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: warn (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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