Past Tense of Rise | Examples & Definition
The simple past tense of rise is “rose” (e.g., “Food prices rose last year”). The past participle of “rise” is “risen” (e.g., “Food prices have risen substantially recently”).
The verb “rise” can mean “increase,” “move upwards,” “stand up,” and “get out of bed.”
| Simple past tense | Past participle |
|---|---|
| The average income rose by 1% last year. | The average income has risen by 2%. |
| She let go of the string, and the balloon slowly rose into the air. | The next time she looked up, the balloon had almost risen out of sight. |
| She took her bow, and the audience rose to its feet. | Several members of the audience had risen to their feet and were demanding an encore. |
| They rose early, had a quick breakfast, and caught the 7 o’clock train. | She wondered if they should have risen earlier to catch the 7 o’clock train. |
Rise past tense
The verb rise is irregular, and you don’t form its past tense by adding the ending “-ed” to the infinitive. The past tense of “rise” is “rose” (e.g., “The pressure rose to an unsafe level, so the system shut down”), and the past participle of “rise” is “risen” (e.g., “The system shut down because the pressure had risen to an unsafe level”).
You can’t “rise something” (i.e., “rise” doesn’t take a direct object because it’s an intransitive verb)
- The store has risen the price of eggs again.
- The price of eggs has risen again.
But you have to “raise something” (i.e., “raise” has to take a direct object because it’s a transitive verb).
- The price of eggs has raised again.
- The store has raised the price of eggs again.
Frequently asked questions about the past tense of rise
- What is the past participle of rise?
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The past participle of rise is “risen” (e.g., “It is ready for the oven when the dough has risen to double its original size”).
The past tense of rise is “rose” (e.g., “The dough rose too quickly in the warm room and gave the bread a strange taste”).
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- Is it rise or rose?
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It can be rise or rose.
“Rose” is the past tense of the rise (e.g., “The dough rose slowly in the cool room and was ready for the oven after about four hours”)
“Rise” is the infinitive of the verb, so it’s used in past tense questions with “did” (e.g., “Did the dough rise to double its original size before you put it in the oven?”).
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- Is it rised or rose?
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It is rose, not rised.
The correct past tense of rise is “rose,” not “rised” (e.g., “She untied the ropes and the balloon slowly rose into the air”).
The word “raised” (with an “a”) is the simple past tense and past participle form of the verb “raise” (e.g., “He knew the answer to the question and raised his hand,” “We’ve raised the matter with him already”).
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- What does rised mean?
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Rised is not a word.
The correct past tense of rise is “rose” (e.g., “They waited until the sun rose slowly from behind the hills”) and the correct past participle is “risen” (e.g., “They waited until the sun had risen from behind the hills”).
“Raised” (with an “a”) is the simple past tense and past participle form of a different verb, “raise” (e.g., “I raised the matter at the meeting yesterday,” “Have you raised the matter yet?”).
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