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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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Cost, cost, cost in sentences

  • Past simpleThe tickets cost ten pounds.
  • Past participleThe repair has cost us a lot.

Common mistakes

  • costed cost. 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.

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