Past tense of weep
The past simple of weep is wept and the past participle is wept: weep – wept – wept.
- Base form V1
- weep
- Past simple V2
- wept
- Past participle V3
- wept
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Meaning of weep
To let tears run down your face
- ExampleShe wept when she heard the news.
Weep, wept, wept in sentences
- Past simpleShe wept when she heard the news.
- Past participleHe has wept for hours.
Common mistakes
weepedwept. Weep is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like weep: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of weep?
Wept. For example: She wept when she heard the news.
What is the past participle of weep?
Wept. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has wept for hours.
Is weep a regular verb?
No. Weep is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
