Past tense of leave
The past simple of leave is left and the past participle is left: leave – left – left.
- Base form V1
- leave
- Past simple V2
- left
- Past participle V3
- left
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Check in the appLeave, left, left in sentences
- Past simpleHe left work at five.
- Past participleThey have left the house.
Common mistakes
leavedleft. Leave is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like leave: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of leave?
Left. For example: He left work at five.
What is the past participle of leave?
Left. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in They have left the house.
Is leave a regular verb?
No. Leave is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
