VERBONKSPlay freeRun past tense and past participlerun · ran · run
The past participle (the 3rd form) of run is run and the past simple is ran. The three forms are run, ran, run. Not "runned"! run is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Run in a sentence
We ran for the bus and missed it.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I run · she runs |
| Present continuous | I am running · they are running |
| Past simple | I ran · she ran · they ran |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't run · she didn't run |
| Past simple, question | Did you run? · Did she run? |
| Present perfect | I have run · she has run |
| Past perfect | I had run |
| Future | I will run |
Common mistakes with run
✗ I runned✓ I ran✗ I didn't ran✓ I didn't run✗ Did you ran?✓ Did you run?✗ I have ran✓ I have run
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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come · came · come
The Boomerangs leave, but they always come back. come → came → come. run → ran → run. In the past they look different for a moment, then the participle flies straight back home, identical to the base. Officer Bonk threw one once. It hit him on the way back.
🔎 How to spot one: The participle is the same as the base. Only the middle form changes.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| come | came | come |
| become | became | become |
| run | ran | run |
Questions about run
What is the past tense of run?
The past simple of "run" is "ran". Example: We ran for the bus and missed it.
What is the past participle of run?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "run" is "run", as in "I have run".
What are the 3 forms of run?
V1 run, V2 ran, V3 run.
Is run a regular or an irregular verb?
"run" is an irregular verb: the past is not "runned" but "ran".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de run?
"run" significa "correr". Pasado: ran. Participio: run.