VERBONKSPlay freeMeet past tense and past participlemeet · met · met
The past participle (the 3rd form) of meet is met and the past simple is met. The three forms are meet, met, met. Not "meeted"! meet is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Meet in a sentence
I met a dog who speaks English.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I meet · she meets |
| Present continuous | I am meeting · they are meeting |
| Past simple | I met · she met · they met |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't meet · she didn't meet |
| Past simple, question | Did you meet? · Did she meet? |
| Present perfect | I have met · she has met |
| Past perfect | I had met |
| Future | I will meet |
Common mistakes with meet
✗ I meeted✓ I met✗ I didn't met✓ I didn't meet✗ Did you met?✓ Did you meet?✗ I have meet✓ I have met
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
meet significa conocer, juntarse. Pasado: met. Participio: met.
🤏 meet runs with The Shorties
long ee → short e
The Shorties used to be tall: meet, feed, lead, all with a long, proud ee. Then, in the past, something shrank them: met, fed, led. mean and deal kept their spelling but lost their height: meant and dealt sound like "ment" and "delt". Nobody knows who shrank them. Officer Bonk has his suspicions.
🔎 How to spot one: A long ee becomes a short e. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| meet | met | met |
| feed | fed | fed |
| lead | led | led |
| mean | meant | meant |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
Questions about meet
What is the past tense of meet?
The past simple of "meet" is "met". Example: I met a dog who speaks English.
What is the past participle of meet?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "meet" is "met", as in "I have met".
What are the 3 forms of meet?
V1 meet, V2 met, V3 met.
Is meet a regular or an irregular verb?
"meet" is an irregular verb: the past is not "meeted" but "met".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de meet?
"meet" significa "conocer, juntarse". Pasado: met. Participio: met.