Past tense of lead
The past simple of lead is led and the past participle is led: lead – led – led.
- Base form V1
- lead
- Past simple V2
- led
- Past participle V3
- led
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Meaning of lead
To direct and control a group, country, organization, or situation
- ExampleShe leads the research team.
Lead, led, led in sentences
- Past simpleThe guide led us through the forest.
- Past participleThis road has led us to the wrong town.
Common mistakes
leadedled. Lead is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on lead, with the same forms: mislead.
Past simple and past participle the same, like lead: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of lead?
Led. For example: The guide led us through the forest.
What is the past participle of lead?
Led. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in This road has led us to the wrong town.
Is lead a regular verb?
No. Lead is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
