VERBONKSPlay freeLend past tense and past participlelend · lent · lent
The past participle (the 3rd form) of lend is lent and the past simple is lent. The three forms are lend, lent, lent. Not "lended"! lend is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Lend in a sentence
I lent my pen and never saw it again.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I lend · she lends |
| Present continuous | I am lending · they are lending |
| Past simple | I lent · she lent · they lent |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't lend · she didn't lend |
| Past simple, question | Did you lend? · Did she lend? |
| Present perfect | I have lent · she has lent |
| Past perfect | I had lent |
| Future | I will lend |
Common mistakes with lend
✗ I lended✓ I lent✗ I didn't lent✓ I didn't lend✗ Did you lent?✓ Did you lend?✗ I have lend✓ I have lent
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
❓ Test yourself: 10-question quizEn español
lend significa prestar. Pasado: lent. Participio: lent.
🥨 lend runs with The Bent Gang
-d → -t
The Bent Gang has just one trick, but they do it really well: they bend their d into a t. send → sent, spend → spent, lend → lent, bend → bent, build → built. Simple, quiet, effective. The detectives almost missed them.
🔎 How to spot one: Ends in -d now, -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 |
|---|---|---|
| send | sent | sent |
| spend | spent | spent |
| lend | lent | lent |
| bend | bent | bent |
| build | built | built |
Questions about lend
What is the past tense of lend?
The past simple of "lend" is "lent". Example: I lent my pen and never saw it again.
What is the past participle of lend?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "lend" is "lent", as in "I have lent".
What are the 3 forms of lend?
V1 lend, V2 lent, V3 lent.
Is lend a regular or an irregular verb?
"lend" is an irregular verb: the past is not "lended" but "lent".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de lend?
"lend" significa "prestar". Pasado: lent. Participio: lent.