Past tense of water
regular verb
The past tense of water is watered. The past participle is also watered.
Forms of water
| Base form (V1) | water /ˈwɔ.tɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | watered /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | watered /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/ |
| Present participle | watering |
| Third person singular | waters /ˈwɔː.təz/ |
Watered in a sentence
- While they watered and washed their horses, I talked with a red-capped man, some kind of chief.2008, Oisin Curran, Mopus, page 34
- We fed and watered the refugees.
- Plants wilt if they are not watered.From the entry they
- The plant looks much perkier since I watered it.From the entry perky
- Keep the horses well fed and watered.From the entry watered
Meaning of water
- noun An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.
- noun The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O.
- noun A serving of liquid water.
Questions about the past tense of water
- What is the past tense of water?
- The past tense of water is watered.
- What is the past participle of water?
- The past participle of water is watered.
- Is water a regular or irregular verb?
- Water is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: water (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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