VERBONKSPlay freeSit past tense and past participlesit · sat · sat
The past participle (the 3rd form) of sit is sat and the past simple is sat. The three forms are sit, sat, sat. Not "sitted"! sit is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Sit in a sentence
The dog sat on my homework.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I sit · she sits |
| Present continuous | I am sitting · they are sitting |
| Past simple | I sat · she sat · they sat |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't sit · she didn't sit |
| Past simple, question | Did you sit? · Did she sit? |
| Present perfect | I have sat · she has sat |
| Past perfect | I had sat |
| Future | I will sit |
Common mistakes with sit
✗ I sitted✓ I sat✗ I didn't sat✓ I didn't sit✗ Did you sat?✓ Did you sit?✗ I have sit✓ I have sat
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
sit significa sentarse. Pasado: sat. Participio: sat.
🤪 sit 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 sit
What is the past tense of sit?
The past simple of "sit" is "sat". Example: The dog sat on my homework.
What is the past participle of sit?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "sit" is "sat", as in "I have sat".
What are the 3 forms of sit?
V1 sit, V2 sat, V3 sat.
Is sit a regular or an irregular verb?
"sit" is an irregular verb: the past is not "sitted" but "sat".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de sit?
"sit" significa "sentarse". Pasado: sat. Participio: sat.