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Past tense of rewind

The past simple of rewind is rewound and the past participle is rewound: rewind – rewound – rewound.

Base form V1
rewind
Past simple V2
rewound
Past participle V3
rewound
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Meaning of rewind

To send a tape or video back towards its start

  • ExampleRewind the tape and play that bit again.

Rewind, rewound, rewound in sentences

  • Past simpleI rewound the tape to the start.
  • Past participleThe film has been rewound twice.

Common mistakes

  • rewinded rewound. Rewind is irregular, so it does not take -ed.

Similar verbs

Rewind is built on wind and changes the same way.

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

Common questions

What is the past tense of rewind?

Rewound. For example: I rewound the tape to the start.

What is the past participle of rewind?

Rewound. It follows be in the passive, as in The film has been rewound twice.

Is rewind a regular verb?

No. Rewind is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.

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