VERBONKSPlay freeDo past tense and past participledo · did · done
The past participle (the 3rd form) of do is done and the past simple is did. The three forms are do, did, done. Not "doed"! do is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Do in a sentence
I did my homework at 3 a.m.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I do · she does |
| Present continuous | I am doing · they are doing |
| Past simple | I did · she did · they did |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't do · she didn't do |
| Past simple, question | Did you do? · Did she do? |
| Present perfect | I have done · she has done |
| Past perfect | I had done |
| Future | I will do |
Common mistakes with do
✗ I doed✓ I did✗ I didn't did✓ I didn't do✗ Did you did?✓ Did you do?✗ I have did✓ I have done
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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no rules, just vibes
The Rebel Bosses ran this town before the rules were even written. They are the oldest families in English, and people use them every single day, so nobody ever forced them to fit in. Rumour says go stole its past, went, from a forgotten verb called "wend" and never gave it back. And be? It has two pasts, was and were, and nobody knows where it hid the loot.
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This gang has no pattern: each verb has its own forms, so learn them one by one:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone |
| be | was / were | been |
| do | did | done |
| see | saw | seen |
| get | got | got / gotten |
Questions about do
What is the past tense of do?
The past simple of "do" is "did". Example: I did my homework at 3 a.m.
What is the past participle of do?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "do" is "done", as in "I have done".
What are the 3 forms of do?
V1 do, V2 did, V3 done.
Is do a regular or an irregular verb?
"do" is an irregular verb: the past is not "doed" but "did".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de do?
"do" significa "hacer". Pasado: did. Participio: done.