VERBONKSPlay freeCut past tense and past participlecut · cut · cut
The past participle (the 3rd form) of cut is cut and the past simple is cut. The three forms are cut, cut, cut. Not "cutted"! cut is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Cut in a sentence
The dog cut the line at the vet.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I cut · she cuts |
| Present continuous | I am cutting · they are cutting |
| Past simple | I cut · she cut · they cut |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't cut · she didn't cut |
| Past simple, question | Did you cut? · Did she cut? |
| Present perfect | I have cut · she has cut |
| Past perfect | I had cut |
| Future | I will cut |
Common mistakes with cut
✗ I cutted✓ I cut
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quiz😴 cut runs with The Lazy Gang
cut · cut · cut
Nobody has ever seen the Lazy Gang change clothes. Yesterday, today, last year: same outfit, same face. cut, cut, cut. put, put, put. Officer Bonk once stared at hit for an hour waiting for it to turn into "hitted". It never did. Detectives call it laziness. The gang calls it efficiency.
🔎 How to spot one: A short verb ending in -t that never changes: base, past and participle are identical.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| cut | cut | cut |
| put | put | put |
| hit | hit | hit |
| let | let | let |
| set | set | set |
| shut | shut | shut |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
Questions about cut
What is the past tense of cut?
The past simple of "cut" is "cut". Example: The dog cut the line at the vet.
What is the past participle of cut?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "cut" is "cut", as in "I have cut".
What are the 3 forms of cut?
V1 cut, V2 cut, V3 cut.
Is cut a regular or an irregular verb?
"cut" is an irregular verb: the past is not "cutted" but "cut".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de cut?
"cut" significa "cortar". Pasado: cut. Participio: cut.