Past tense of speed
The past simple of speed is sped and the past participle is sped: speed – sped – sped.
- Base form V1
- speed
- Past simple V2
- sped
- Past participle V3
- sped
Speeded is also correct.
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Meaning of speed
To move, travel, or happen quickly, or cause something to do so
- ExampleThe new software speeds the approval process.
Speed, sped, sped in sentences
- Past simpleThe car sped past the school.
- Past participleThe process has been sped up.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like speed: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of speed?
Sped. For example: The car sped past the school.
What is the past participle of speed?
Sped. It follows be in the passive, as in The process has been sped up.
Is speed a regular verb?
It is both. Speed has the irregular sped, and the regular speeded is also correct.
