Past tense of run
The past simple of run is ran and the past participle is run: run – ran – run.
- Base form V1
- run
- Past simple V2
- ran
- Past participle V3
- run
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Check in the appRun, ran, run in sentences
- Past simpleHe ran to the bus stop.
- Past participleI have run five kilometres today.
Common mistakes
runnedran. Run is irregular, so it does not take -ed.I have ran five kilometres today.I have run five kilometres today. After have, use the past participle, run.
Similar verbs
Built on run, with the same forms: outrun, overrun, rerun.
Past participle the same as the base form, like run: come, become, overcome, outrun, overrun, rerun.
Common questions
What is the past tense of run?
Ran. For example: He ran to the bus stop.
What is the past participle of run?
Run. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have run five kilometres today.
Is run a regular verb?
No. Run is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
