Past tense of spend
The past simple of spend is spent and the past participle is spent: spend – spent – spent.
- Base form V1
- spend
- Past simple V2
- spent
- Past participle V3
- spent
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Check in the appSpend, spent, spent in sentences
- Past simpleWe spent the whole day at home.
- Past participleI have spent all my money.
Common mistakes
spendedspent. Spend is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on spend, with the same forms: misspend, outspend, overspend, underspend.
Past simple and past participle the same, like spend: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of spend?
Spent. For example: We spent the whole day at home.
What is the past participle of spend?
Spent. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in I have spent all my money.
Is spend a regular verb?
No. Spend is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
