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Past tense of bind

The past simple of bind is bound and the past participle is bound: bind – bound – bound.

Base form V1
bind
Past simple V2
bound
Past participle V3
bound
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Meaning of bind

To secure someone or something tightly with cord or another fastening

  • ExampleThey bound the package with string.

Bind, bound, bound in sentences

  • Past simpleShe bound the papers together.
  • Past participleThe book has been bound in leather.

Common mistakes

  • binded bound. Bind is irregular, so it does not take -ed.

Similar verbs

Built on bind, with the same forms: rebind, unbind.

Past simple and past participle the same, like bind: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.

Common questions

What is the past tense of bind?

Bound. For example: She bound the papers together.

What is the past participle of bind?

Bound. It follows be in the passive, as in The book has been bound in leather.

Is bind a regular verb?

No. Bind is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.

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