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Past tense of freeze

The past simple of freeze is froze and the past participle is frozen: freeze – froze – frozen.

Base form V1
freeze
Past simple V2
froze
Past participle V3
frozen
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Meaning of freeze

To cool something below zero degrees Celsius, or itself fall below that temperature and often harden

  • ExampleWater freezes at zero degrees Celsius.

Freeze, froze, frozen in sentences

  • Past simpleThe lake froze last winter.
  • Past participleThe meat has been frozen for a month.

Common mistakes

  • freezed froze. Freeze is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
  • The meat has been froze for a month. The meat has been frozen for a month. After be in the passive, use the past participle, frozen.

Similar verbs

Built on freeze, with the same forms: unfreeze.

All three forms different, like freeze: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.

Common questions

What is the past tense of freeze?

Froze. For example: The lake froze last winter.

What is the past participle of freeze?

Frozen. It follows be in the passive, as in The meat has been frozen for a month.

Is freeze a regular verb?

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

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