Past tense of wash
regular verb
The past tense of wash is washed. The past participle is also washed.
Forms of wash
| Base form (V1) | wash /wɒʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | washed /wɒʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | washed /wɒʃt/ |
| Present participle | washing /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | washes /ˈwɒʃ.ɪz/ |
Washed in a sentence
- The flood washed away houses.
- The remaining flotsam was washed ashore.
- Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.From the entry attack
- This color wears so well. I must have washed this sweater a thousand times.From the entry wear
- After a brisk walk, I washed up and changed my shirt.From the entry change
Meaning of wash
- verb To clean with water.
- verb To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- verb To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
Questions about the past tense of wash
- What is the past tense of wash?
- The past tense of wash is washed.
- What is the past participle of wash?
- The past participle of wash is washed.
- Is wash a regular or irregular verb?
- Wash is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wash (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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