Past Tense of Put: The word put is an irregular verb. It is the same in all three forms. The past tense of the verb put is put.
The verb put means to move or place anything into or out of a specific location. It also means bringing something into a particular state or condition.
The following are the six forms of the verb put.
Active Voice
Infinitive: to put
Perfect Infinitive: to have put
Present or Base Form (V1): Put
Past Simple or Second Form (V2): Put
Past Participle or Third Form (V3): Put
Present Participle or -ing Form: Putting
Passive Voice
Infinitive: to be put
Present Participle: being put
Perfect Infinitive: to have been put
Past Participle: been put
Must Read: Run Past Tense with Conjugation
Conjugation of the Verb Put in Active and Passive (Indicative Mood)
Simple Present (Active)
- I/We/You/They put
- He/She/It puts
Simple Present (Passive)
- I am put
- We/You/They are put
- He/She/It is put
Future Simple (Active)
- I/We/You/They/ He/She/It will put
Future Simple (Passive)
- I/We shall be put
- You/They will be put
- He/She/It is put
Simple Past (Active)
- I/We/You/They/ He/She/It put
Simple Past (Passive)
- I/ He/She/It was put
- We/You/They/ were put
Present Continuous (Active)
- I am putting
- We/You are putting
- He/She/It is putting they are putting
Present Continuous (Passive)
- I am being put
- We/You/ They are being put
- He/She/It is being put
Past Continuous (Active)
- I/He/She/It was putting
- We/You/They were putting
Past Continuous (Passive)
- I/He/She/It was being put
- We/You/They were being put
Future Continuous (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will be putting
Future Continuous (Passive)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will be being put
Present Perfect Tense (Active)
- I have put
- We/You/They have put
- He (She, It) has put
Present Perfect Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They have been put
- He (She, It) has been put
Past Perfect Tense (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had put
Past Perfect Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had been put
Future Perfect Tense (Active)
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will have put
Future Perfect Tense (Passive)
- I/We/You/They will have been putting
- He (She, It) will have been putting
Present Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They have been Putting
- He (She, It) has been Putting
Past Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) had been Putting
Future Perfect Continuous
- I/We/You/They/He (She, It) will have been Putting
Conjugation of the Verb Put in Active and Passive (Subjunctive Mood)
Present Simple Tense (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) put
Present Simple Tense (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) be put
Past Simple Tense (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, it) put
Past Simple Tense (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) were put
Future Simple Tense (Active)
- If + I/We/You/They/ He (She, It) should put
Future Simple Tense (Passive)
- If + I/We/You/They/He (She, It) should be put
Use of Put in English Sentences
- He always puts his phone in the bag.
- The student puts the computer on his table.
- They are putting something on the stage.
- The boy was putting his shoes in the cupboard.
- Where has she put the books?
- Why doesn’t he put the chair against the wall?
- I put my hands over his shoulders.
- If you put together red and blue paint, you get purple.
- This exam puts me in a challenging position.
FAQ About the Verb Put
Question: Is putted past tense of put?
Answer: No, its past tense is put.
Question: What is the third form of put?
Answer: The third form or V3 or past participle of put is put.
Question: What is future tense for put?
Answer: See above the conjugation of the verb put.
Question: What is the V1 V2 V3 V4?
Answer: V1, V2 V3 refer to the four verb forms. V1 means base form, V2 means past form, V3 means past participle, and V4 means present participle or -ing form.
Question: What are irregular verbs?
Answer: Verbs that do not take –d, -ed, or -ied at the end to form the past simple or past participle are called irregular verbs.