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The past participle (the 3rd form) of read is read and the past simple is read. The three forms are read, read, read. Not "readed"! read is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Read in a sentence
I read the book. Same spelling, new sound!
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I read · she reads |
| Present continuous | I am reading · they are reading |
| Past simple | I read · she read · they read |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't read · she didn't read |
| Past simple, question | Did you read? · Did she read? |
| Present perfect | I have read · she has read |
| Past perfect | I had read |
| Future | I will read |
Common mistakes with read
✗ I readed✓ I read
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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read significa leer. Pasado: read. Participio: read.
🤪 read runs with The Weirdos
each one is its own thing
The Weirdos don't belong to any family, so they made their own. find → found, tell → told, stand → stood, sit → sat, lose → lost. read is the strangest of all: it keeps the same spelling but changes its voice (reed → red). And lie? Its past is lay, which is also a different verb. Nobody trusts lie.
🔎 How to spot one: No shared rule. Each one has its own story, so meet them one by one.
This gang has no pattern: each verb has its own forms, so learn them one by one:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| find | found | found |
| tell | told | told |
| hold | held | held |
| stand | stood | stood |
| sit | sat | sat |
| lose | lost | lost |
| read | read | read |
| lie | lay | lain |
Questions about read
What is the past tense of read?
The past simple of "read" is "read". Example: I read the book. Same spelling, new sound!
What is the past participle of read?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "read" is "read", as in "I have read".
What are the 3 forms of read?
V1 read, V2 read, V3 read.
Is read a regular or an irregular verb?
"read" is an irregular verb: the past is not "readed" but "read".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de read?
"read" significa "leer". Pasado: read. Participio: read.