Past tense of wish
regular verb
The past tense of wish is wished. The past participle is also wished.
Forms of wish
| Base form (V1) | wish /ˈwɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wished /wɪʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wished /wɪʃt/ |
| Present participle | wishing /ˈwɪʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | wishes /ˈwɪʃɪz/ |
Wished in a sentence
- I wished (that) it would rain.
- The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer, but wished he had a more accurate instrument.From the entry instrument
- Many Catholics wished to see Pope John Paul II sainted immediately after his death.From the entry saint
- Fred wished to elicit the time of the meeting from Jane.From the entry elicit
- He wished to subduct the caveat that he had entered earlier.From the entry subduct
Meaning of wish
- noun A desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen.
- noun An expression of such a desire, often connected with ideas of magic and supernatural power.
- noun The thing desired or longed for.
Questions about the past tense of wish
- What is the past tense of wish?
- The past tense of wish is wished.
- What is the past participle of wish?
- The past participle of wish is wished.
- Is wish a regular or irregular verb?
- Wish is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: wish (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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