Past tense of sell
The past simple of sell is sold and the past participle is sold: sell – sold – sold.
- Base form V1
- sell
- Past simple V2
- sold
- Past participle V3
- sold
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Meaning of sell
To transfer something to another person in exchange for payment
- ExampleThey sold the old piano to a neighbour.
Sell, sold, sold in sentences
- Past simpleHe sold his old car.
- Past participleThe tickets have all been sold.
Common mistakes
selledsold. Sell is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on sell, with the same forms: outsell, oversell, resell, undersell.
Past simple and past participle the same, like sell: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of sell?
Sold. For example: He sold his old car.
What is the past participle of sell?
Sold. It follows be in the passive, as in The tickets have all been sold.
Is sell a regular verb?
No. Sell is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
