VERBONKSPlay freeLeave past tense and past participleleave · left · left
The past participle (the 3rd form) of leave is left and the past simple is left. The three forms are leave, left, left. Not "leaved"! leave is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Leave in a sentence
The dog left the party early.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I leave · she leaves |
| Present continuous | I am leaving · they are leaving |
| Past simple | I left · she left · they left |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't leave · she didn't leave |
| Past simple, question | Did you leave? · Did she leave? |
| Present perfect | I have left · she has left |
| Past perfect | I had left |
| Future | I will leave |
Common mistakes with leave
✗ I leaved✓ I left✗ I didn't left✓ I didn't leave✗ Did you left?✓ Did you leave?✗ I have leave✓ I have left
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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leave significa irse, dejar. Pasado: left. Participio: left.
🛌 leave runs with The Sleepy Gang
ee → e + t
Every member of the Sleepy Gang has a long, dreamy ee sound... until they wake up in the past. Then the long sound snaps short and a little -t appears at the end, like an alarm clock: sleep → slept, keep → kept, feel → felt, leave → left. Witnesses say you can hear it: sleeeep... slept!
🔎 How to spot one: A long ee now, a short e + t in the past. Past and participle are twins.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| sleep | slept | slept |
| keep | kept | kept |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| weep | wept | wept |
| feel | felt | felt |
| leave | left | left |
Questions about leave
What is the past tense of leave?
The past simple of "leave" is "left". Example: The dog left the party early.
What is the past participle of leave?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "leave" is "left", as in "I have left".
What are the 3 forms of leave?
V1 leave, V2 left, V3 left.
Is leave a regular or an irregular verb?
"leave" is an irregular verb: the past is not "leaved" but "left".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de leave?
"leave" significa "irse, dejar". Pasado: left. Participio: left.