Past tense of outrun
The past simple of outrun is outran and the past participle is outrun: outrun – outran – outrun.
- Base form V1
- outrun
- Past simple V2
- outran
- Past participle V3
- outrun
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Meaning of outrun
To run faster or cover more ground than someone chasing you
- ExampleThe fox easily outran the dogs.
Outrun, outran, outrun in sentences
- Past simpleThe fox outran the dogs.
- Past participleDemand has outrun supply.
Common mistakes
outrunedoutran. Outrun is irregular, so it does not take -ed.Demand has outran supply.Demand has outrun supply. After have, use the past participle, outrun.
Similar verbs
Outrun is built on run and changes the same way.
Past participle the same as the base form, like outrun: come, become, run, overcome, overrun, rerun.
Common questions
What is the past tense of outrun?
Outran. For example: The fox outran the dogs.
What is the past participle of outrun?
Outrun. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in Demand has outrun supply.
Is outrun a regular verb?
No. Outrun is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
