Past tense of waste
regular verb
The past tense of waste is wasted. The past participle is also wasted.
Forms of waste
| Base form (V1) | waste /ˈweɪ̯st/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ |
| Present participle | wasting /ˈweɪstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | wastes /weɪsts/ |
Wasted in a sentence
- We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
- Kay (1822-1897), afterwards Lord Justice of Appeal, had rooms on the same staircase as myself, and we wasted a great deal of time together, both in term and in my second summer vacation. .1909, Francis Galton, Memories of my life, page 69
- The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.From the entry scene
- They act turbo wasted when they have more than a few beers in them.From the entry turbo
- Your exam results are regrettably poor: you should regretfully reflect on all the time wasted reading comics.From the entry regrettably
Meaning of waste
- noun Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
- noun Excrement or urine.
- noun A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
Questions about the past tense of waste
- What is the past tense of waste?
- The past tense of waste is wasted.
- What is the past participle of waste?
- The past participle of waste is wasted.
- Is waste a regular or irregular verb?
- Waste is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: waste (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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