VERBONKSPlay freeLet past tense and past participlelet · let · let
The past participle (the 3rd form) of let is let and the past simple is let. The three forms are let, let, let. Not "letted"! let is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Let in a sentence
Mom let the dog sleep on the sofa.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I let · she lets |
| Present continuous | I am letting · they are letting |
| Past simple | I let · she let · they let |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't let · she didn't let |
| Past simple, question | Did you let? · Did she let? |
| Present perfect | I have let · she has let |
| Past perfect | I had let |
| Future | I will let |
Common mistakes with let
✗ I letted✓ I let
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
let significa dejar, permitir. Pasado: let. Participio: let.
😴 let 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 let
What is the past tense of let?
The past simple of "let" is "let". Example: Mom let the dog sleep on the sofa.
What is the past participle of let?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "let" is "let", as in "I have let".
What are the 3 forms of let?
V1 let, V2 let, V3 let.
Is let a regular or an irregular verb?
"let" is an irregular verb: the past is not "letted" but "let".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de let?
"let" significa "dejar, permitir". Pasado: let. Participio: let.