VERBONKSPlay freeSpend past tense and past participlespend · spent · spent
The past participle (the 3rd form) of spend is spent and the past simple is spent. The three forms are spend, spent, spent. Not "spended"! spend is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Spend in a sentence
I spent all my money on snacks.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I spend · she spends |
| Present continuous | I am spending · they are spending |
| Past simple | I spent · she spent · they spent |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't spend · she didn't spend |
| Past simple, question | Did you spend? · Did she spend? |
| Present perfect | I have spent · she has spent |
| Past perfect | I had spent |
| Future | I will spend |
Common mistakes with spend
✗ I spended✓ I spent✗ I didn't spent✓ I didn't spend✗ Did you spent?✓ Did you spend?✗ I have spend✓ I have spent
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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spend significa gastar, pasar (tiempo). Pasado: spent. Participio: spent.
🥨 spend 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 spend
What is the past tense of spend?
The past simple of "spend" is "spent". Example: I spent all my money on snacks.
What is the past participle of spend?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "spend" is "spent", as in "I have spent".
What are the 3 forms of spend?
V1 spend, V2 spent, V3 spent.
Is spend a regular or an irregular verb?
"spend" is an irregular verb: the past is not "spended" but "spent".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de spend?
"spend" significa "gastar, pasar (tiempo)". Pasado: spent. Participio: spent.