VERBONKSPlay freeSend past tense and past participlesend · sent · sent
The past participle (the 3rd form) of send is sent and the past simple is sent. The three forms are send, sent, sent. Not "sended"! send is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Send in a sentence
I sent a meme to my teacher.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I send · she sends |
| Present continuous | I am sending · they are sending |
| Past simple | I sent · she sent · they sent |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't send · she didn't send |
| Past simple, question | Did you send? · Did she send? |
| Present perfect | I have sent · she has sent |
| Past perfect | I had sent |
| Future | I will send |
Common mistakes with send
✗ I sended✓ I sent✗ I didn't sent✓ I didn't send✗ Did you sent?✓ Did you send?✗ I have send✓ I have sent
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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send significa enviar. Pasado: sent. Participio: sent.
🥨 send 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 send
What is the past tense of send?
The past simple of "send" is "sent". Example: I sent a meme to my teacher.
What is the past participle of send?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "send" is "sent", as in "I have sent".
What are the 3 forms of send?
V1 send, V2 sent, V3 sent.
Is send a regular or an irregular verb?
"send" is an irregular verb: the past is not "sended" but "sent".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de send?
"send" significa "enviar". Pasado: sent. Participio: sent.