Past tense of fight
The past simple of fight is fought and the past participle is fought: fight – fought – fought.
- Base form V1
- fight
- Past simple V2
- fought
- Past participle V3
- fought
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Meaning of fight
To use physical force against another person or group in an attempt to defeat them
- ExampleThe two soldiers fought at close range.
Fight, fought, fought in sentences
- Past simpleThe two boys fought in the yard.
- Past participleHe has fought this illness for years.
Common mistakes
fightedfought. Fight is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on fight, with the same forms: outfight.
Past simple and past participle the same, like fight: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of fight?
Fought. For example: The two boys fought in the yard.
What is the past participle of fight?
Fought. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has fought this illness for years.
Is fight a regular verb?
No. Fight is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
