Past tense of read
The past simple of read is read and the past participle is read: read – read – read.
- Base form V1
- read
- Past simple V2
- read
- Past participle V3
- read
The past forms are written read but said like red.
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Meaning of read
To understand language or symbols by looking at their written form
- ExampleShe reads the newspaper every morning.
Read, read, read in sentences
- Past simpleI read that book last summer.
- Past participleShe has read the news already.
Common mistakes
readedread. Read is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on read, with the same forms: misread, proofread, reread.
All three forms the same, like read: put, let, set, hit, cost, cut, hurt, shut.
Common questions
What is the past tense of read?
Read. For example: I read that book last summer.
What is the past participle of read?
Read. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in She has read the news already.
Is read a regular verb?
No. Read is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
