Past tense of rewrite
The past simple of rewrite is rewrote and the past participle is rewritten: rewrite – rewrote – rewritten.
- Base form V1
- rewrite
- Past simple V2
- rewrote
- Past participle V3
- rewritten
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Meaning of rewrite
To write a text a second time so that it comes out better
- ExampleShe rewrote the opening chapter three times.
Rewrite, rewrote, rewritten in sentences
- Past simpleHe rewrote the letter twice.
- Past participleThe report has been rewritten.
Common mistakes
rewritedrewrote. Rewrite is irregular, so it does not take -ed.The report has been rewrote.The report has been rewritten. After be in the passive, use the past participle, rewritten.
Similar verbs
Rewrite is built on write and changes the same way.
All three forms different, like rewrite: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of rewrite?
Rewrote. For example: He rewrote the letter twice.
What is the past participle of rewrite?
Rewritten. It follows be in the passive, as in The report has been rewritten.
Is rewrite a regular verb?
No. Rewrite is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
