VERBONKSPlay freeCatch past tense and past participlecatch · caught · caught
The past participle (the 3rd form) of catch is caught and the past simple is caught. The three forms are catch, caught, caught. Not "catched"! catch is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Catch in a sentence
The dog caught the ball in the air.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I catch · she catches |
| Present continuous | I am catching · they are catching |
| Past simple | I caught · she caught · they caught |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't catch · she didn't catch |
| Past simple, question | Did you catch? · Did she catch? |
| Present perfect | I have caught · she has caught |
| Past perfect | I had caught |
| Future | I will catch |
Common mistakes with catch
✗ I catched✓ I caught✗ I didn't caught✓ I didn't catch✗ Did you caught?✓ Did you catch?✗ I have catch✓ I have caught
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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catch significa atrapar. Pasado: caught. Participio: caught.
🚓 catch runs with The Thought Police
→ -ought / -aught
The Thought Police don't care what you looked like before. think, bring, buy, fight: the moment they are arrested, they all put on the same uniform. thought, brought, bought, fought. Two undercover agents wear a slightly different badge, -aught: caught and taught. Same sound, though. Say them out loud: they all rhyme.
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins that end in -ought or -aught and rhyme with "thought".
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| think | thought | thought |
| bring | brought | brought |
| buy | bought | bought |
| fight | fought | fought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| teach | taught | taught |
Questions about catch
What is the past tense of catch?
The past simple of "catch" is "caught". Example: The dog caught the ball in the air.
What is the past participle of catch?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "catch" is "caught", as in "I have caught".
What are the 3 forms of catch?
V1 catch, V2 caught, V3 caught.
Is catch a regular or an irregular verb?
"catch" is an irregular verb: the past is not "catched" but "caught".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de catch?
"catch" significa "atrapar". Pasado: caught. Participio: caught.