VERBONKSPlay freeHurt past tense and past participlehurt · hurt · hurt
The past participle (the 3rd form) of hurt is hurt and the past simple is hurt. The three forms are hurt, hurt, hurt. Not "hurted"! hurt is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Hurt in a sentence
That spelling mistake hurt my feelings.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I hurt · she hurts |
| Present continuous | I am hurting · they are hurting |
| Past simple | I hurt · she hurt · they hurt |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't hurt · she didn't hurt |
| Past simple, question | Did you hurt? · Did she hurt? |
| Present perfect | I have hurt · she has hurt |
| Past perfect | I had hurt |
| Future | I will hurt |
Common mistakes with hurt
✗ I hurted✓ I hurt
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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hurt significa doler, herir. Pasado: hurt. Participio: hurt.
😴 hurt 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 hurt
What is the past tense of hurt?
The past simple of "hurt" is "hurt". Example: That spelling mistake hurt my feelings.
What is the past participle of hurt?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "hurt" is "hurt", as in "I have hurt".
What are the 3 forms of hurt?
V1 hurt, V2 hurt, V3 hurt.
Is hurt a regular or an irregular verb?
"hurt" is an irregular verb: the past is not "hurted" but "hurt".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de hurt?
"hurt" significa "doler, herir". Pasado: hurt. Participio: hurt.