Past tense of saw
The past simple of saw is sawed and the past participle is sawn: saw – sawed – sawn.
- Base form V1
- saw
- Past simple V2
- sawed
- Past participle V3
- sawn
In American English the past participle is sawed (saw – sawed – sawed).
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Meaning of saw
To divide hard material by moving a toothed blade through it
- ExampleHe sawed the timber into shorter lengths.
Saw, sawed, sawn in sentences
- Past simpleHe sawed the branch off the tree.
- Past participleThe wood has been sawn into planks.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like saw: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of saw?
Sawed. For example: He sawed the branch off the tree.
What is the past participle of saw?
Sawn. It follows be in the passive, as in The wood has been sawn into planks.
Is saw a regular verb?
It is both. Saw has the irregular sawn, and the regular sawed is also correct.
