Past Tense of Put | Explanation & Examples

Put is a verb meaning “to place” (e.g., “Aidan put the vase on the table”). It is an irregular verb and doesn’t form the simple past or past participle by adding “-ed.” Instead, its past tense and past participle are also “put.”

Put requires a direct object and is often followed by a prepositional phrase (e.g., “in the closet,” “next to the chair”). “Put” is also used to form many phrasal verbs (e.g., “put off,” “put down”).

What is the past tense of put?

The past tense of put is “put.” It is an irregular verb that has the same spelling for the infinitive, simple present, and past tenses.

There is a separate verb “putt,” which refers to the final shots in a golf hole that are played on the green. The past tense of this verb is “putted.” It is never correct to use this spelling for put.

Past participle of put

The past participle of put is the same as the infinitive: “put.” The past participle is used to form the perfect tenses and passive voice. Put does not take the “-ed” ending found in regular verbs.

Frequently asked questions about the past tense of put

Is it put or putted?

The past tense of put, meaning “to place,” is also put. Putted is the past tense of a different verb, “putt,” which is a type of golf stroke.

• Aliya putted her phone away and joined in with the game.
• Aliya put her phone away and joined in with the game.

Put is an irregular verb that is spelled the same in the infinitive, simple past, and past participle forms.

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What does putted mean?

Putted is the past tense of the verb “putt,” which is a type of stroke in golf, played along the ground on the green (e.g., “Woods putted better than anyone else on the tour that whole season”). It is never the correct past tense of put.

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