Past Tense of Feed | Examples & Pronunciation
The simple past tense of feed ( ) is “fed” ( ). The past participle of the verb “feed” is also “fed.”
| Simple past tense | Past participle |
|---|---|
| Mrs. Garcia was on vacation, so Linsday fed her cat for her. | Have you fed Mrs. Garcia’s cat today? |
| Who fed the cat when you were on vacation? | The cat was fed by my neighbor. |
Feed past tense
Feed is an irregular verb. Its simple past and past participle form is “fed.”
Other irregular verbs that have the same simple past and past participle forms include think, meet, lend, lead, lay, hear, grind, catch, and bring.
| Grammatical form | Example in a sentence |
|---|---|
| Simple past tense | The informant fed their handler false information on several occasions last year. |
| Present perfect tense | The handler thinks that the informant has fed them false information. |
| Past perfect tense | The handler reported that the informant had fed them false information. |
| Passive voice | The handler was fed false information by the informant. |
| Modal verb + auxiliary verb “have” | The informant could have fed them false information. |
Frequently asked questions about the past tense of feed
- Is it feed or fed?
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It can be feed or fed.
Feed ( ) is the infinitive of the verb (e.g., “Do you want me to feed the chickens?”).
Feed is also a simple present tense form of the verb (e.g. “I/you/we/they feed the chickens every day”).
Fed ( ) is the simple past tense of feed and the past participle of “feed” (e.g., “I fed the chickens yesterday,” “Have you fed the chickens yet?”).
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- Is it fead or fed?
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The correct spelling of the simple past tense of feed is fed ( ), not fead (e.g., “I can’t remember if I fed the dog this morning”).
“Fed” is also the past participle of the verb “feed” (e.g., “I’m sure you’ve already fed the dog twice today”).
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- What is the past participle of feed?
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The past participle of feed is “fed” ( e.g., “Have you fed the fish yet?,” “The fish were fed yesterday”).
“Fed” is also the simple past tense of feed (e.g., “Who fed the fish yesterday?”).
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- What does fed up mean?
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The adjective fed up means very dissatisfied or annoyed, particularly with a situation that has lasted for a long time (e.g., “I’m fed up because this is the third time that the heat has stopped working this winter, and the landlord won’t do anything about it.”)
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