Past Tense of Meet | Definition & Examples
The simple past tense form and past participle of the verb meet is met.
Meet has several meanings, including “come together with someone” (e.g., “We met at the café”) and “achieve something” (e.g., “The targets were met by the sales team”).
By the time you read this, I will have met my future in-laws!
Gabi was delighted because she had met her annual targets yet again.
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Met vs meet
Met and meet are commonly confused, but they are used for different tenses.
- The present tense meet is the same as the infinitive (except for the third person singular meets).
- The simple past tense met is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. The past participle is used to form the perfect tenses and the passive voice.
| Met as simple past tense | Met as past participle |
|---|---|
| Abigail and Mishal hit it off the moment they met.
The boat shuddered as it met the full force of the waves head-on. The disagreement was solved when the two sides met each other halfway. |
If my car hadn’t broken down, I never would have met you!
Meg was very sad to see that her favorite sneakers had met their end. All the team’s hopes and expectations had been met. |
Frequently asked questions about the past tense of meet
- Is meeted a word?
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“Meeted” is not a word. The simple past tense form of “meet” is met (e.g., “when we met, it was like no time had passed”). Met is also the past participle (e.g., “We had met no traffic and just made it on time”).
There is a less common word “mete” that is pronounced the same and means “distribute.” This verb has the simple past tense and past participle “meted.”
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- What is the past participle of meet?
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The past participle of the verb meet is met. Meet is an irregular verb that means “come together with someone” (e.g., “Let’s meet at the statue at 10”) or “achieve” (e.g., “Sylvie likes to meet her targets every month”).
The past participle is used to form the perfect tenses (e.g., “The friends had met at the café before heading to the beach together”) and the passive voice (e.g., “No resistance to the new laws was met by the authorities”).
Met is also the simple past tense form of meet and is used to describe events that have happened in the past (e.g., “The whole family met to discuss their holiday plans for next year”).
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