Past tense of worry
regular verb
The past tense of worry is worried. The past participle is also worried.
Forms of worry
| Base form (V1) | worry /ˈwʌ.ɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | worried /ˈwʌɹid/ |
| Past participle (V3) | worried /ˈwʌɹid/ |
| Present participle | worrying /ˈwʌɹi.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | worries /ˈwʌɹ.iz/ |
Worried in a sentence
- The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- I'd like to go to Armenia one day, but am worried about the weather.From the entry I'd
- I'm worried about that guy on the corner, he is a fent zombie.From the entry zombie
- I'm worried that the load on that transformer will be too high.From the entry load
- Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face.From the entry plain
Meaning of worry
- verb To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- verb Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.
- verb To harass; to irritate or distress.
Questions about the past tense of worry
- What is the past tense of worry?
- The past tense of worry is worried.
- What is the past participle of worry?
- The past participle of worry is worried.
- Is worry a regular or irregular verb?
- Worry is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: worry (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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