Past tense of wear
The past simple of wear is wore and the past participle is worn: wear – wore – worn.
- Base form V1
- wear
- Past simple V2
- wore
- Past participle V3
- worn
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Meaning of wear
To have clothing, jewellery, or another item positioned on the body
- ExampleShe wore a blue coat to the ceremony.
Wear, wore, worn in sentences
- Past simpleShe wore a red dress at the party.
- Past participleHe has worn those shoes all week.
Common mistakes
wearedwore. Wear is irregular, so it does not take -ed.He has wore those shoes all week.He has worn those shoes all week. After have, use the past participle, worn.
Similar verbs
All three forms different, like wear: be, do, go, know, see, take, give, write.
Common questions
What is the past tense of wear?
Wore. For example: She wore a red dress at the party.
What is the past participle of wear?
Worn. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has worn those shoes all week.
Is wear a regular verb?
No. Wear is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
