Past tense of watch
regular verb
The past tense of watch is watched. The past participle is also watched.
Forms of watch
| Base form (V1) | watch /ˈwɒt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | watched /wɑt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | watched /wɑt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | watching /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | watches /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪz/ |
Watched in a sentence
- The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.From the entry the
- The broadcaster axed the series because far fewer people than expected watched it.From the entry axe
- We watched our luggage being loaded into the hold of the plane.From the entry hold
- She balanced along the wire while the crowd watched in rapt attention.From the entry balance
- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.From the entry girlfriend
Meaning of watch
- noun A portable or wearable timepiece.
- noun The act of guarding and observing someone or something.
- noun A particular time period when guarding is kept.
Questions about the past tense of watch
- What is the past tense of watch?
- The past tense of watch is watched.
- What is the past participle of watch?
- The past participle of watch is watched.
- Is watch a regular or irregular verb?
- Watch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: watch (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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