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Past tense of heave

The past simple of heave is heaved and the past participle is heaved: heave – heaved – heaved.

Base form V1
heave
Past simple V2
heaved
Past participle V3
heaved
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Meaning of heave

To lift or pull something heavy with a great deal of effort

  • ExampleThey heaved the piano up the stairs.

Heave, heaved, heaved in sentences

  • Past simpleThey heaved the box onto the van.
  • Past participleThe sack has been heaved into the boat.

Similar verbs

Past simple and past participle the same, like heave: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.

Common questions

What is the past tense of heave?

Heaved. For example: They heaved the box onto the van.

What is the past participle of heave?

Heaved. It follows be in the passive, as in The sack has been heaved into the boat.

Is heave a regular verb?

Yes. Today heave is regular: heave – heaved – heaved.

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