Past tense of buy
The past simple of buy is bought and the past participle is bought: buy – bought – bought.
- Base form V1
- buy
- Past simple V2
- bought
- Past participle V3
- bought
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Check in the appBuy, bought, bought in sentences
- Past simpleWe bought some milk.
- Past participleHe has bought a new bag.
Common mistakes
buyedbought. Buy is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on buy, with the same forms: overbuy.
Past simple and past participle the same, like buy: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of buy?
Bought. For example: We bought some milk.
What is the past participle of buy?
Bought. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has bought a new bag.
Is buy a regular verb?
No. Buy is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
