Past tense of cost
The past simple of cost is cost and the past participle is cost: cost – cost – cost.
- Base form V1
- cost
- Past simple V2
- cost
- Past participle V3
- cost
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Check in the appCost, cost, cost in sentences
- Past simpleThe tickets cost ten pounds.
- Past participleThe repair has cost us a lot.
Common mistakes
costedcost. Cost is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
All three forms the same, like cost: put, let, set, read, hit, cut, hurt, shut.
Common questions
What is the past tense of cost?
Cost. For example: The tickets cost ten pounds.
What is the past participle of cost?
Cost. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The repair has cost us a lot.
Is cost a regular verb?
No. Cost is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.