Past tense of stand
The past simple of stand is stood and the past participle is stood: stand – stood – stood.
- Base form V1
- stand
- Past simple V2
- stood
- Past participle V3
- stood
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Meaning of stand
To be upright on straight legs, or place something in an upright position
- ExampleEveryone stood when the judge entered.
Stand, stood, stood in sentences
- Past simpleWe stood near the door.
- Past participleThe house has stood here for a century.
Common mistakes
standedstood. Stand is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Built on stand, with the same forms: understand, withstand.
Past simple and past participle the same, like stand: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of stand?
Stood. For example: We stood near the door.
What is the past participle of stand?
Stood. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The house has stood here for a century.
Is stand a regular verb?
No. Stand is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
