Past tense of write
irregular verb
The past tense of write is wrote. The past participle is written.
Forms of write
| Base form (V1) | write /ɹaɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wrote /ɹəʊt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | written /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/ |
| Present participle | writing /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | writes /ɹaɪts/ |
Wrote and written in a sentence
- The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
- Jimmy wrote me that he needs more money.
- The note I think he said she wrote is nowhere to be found.From the entry say
- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.From the entry pseudonym
- Terry wrote that module? I didn't know she was a hack too!From the entry hack
Meaning of write
- verb To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
- verb To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
- verb To compose and send written information (to).
Verbs like write
- eat (ate)
Questions about the past tense of write
- What is the past tense of write?
- The past tense of write is wrote.
- What is the past participle of write?
- The past participle of write is written.
- Is write a regular or irregular verb?
- Write is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: write (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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