Past tense of thrive
The past simple of thrive is thrived and the past participle is thrived: thrive – thrived – thrived.
- Base form V1
- thrive
- Past simple V2
- thrived
- Past participle V3
- thrived
Throve is also used in American English.
Thriven is also used in American English.
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- Past simpleThe business thrived during the summer.
- Past participleThe plants have thrived in this soil.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like thrive: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of thrive?
Thrived. For example: The business thrived during the summer.
What is the past participle of thrive?
Thrived. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in The plants have thrived in this soil.
Is thrive a regular verb?
Mostly, yes: thrive usually takes -ed (thrived). It is listed with the irregular verbs because thriven and throve are also correct.
