The English verb 'contract' is pronounced as [ˈkɑːntrækt].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb contract: Infinitive (contract), Past Simple - (contracted), Past Participle - (contracted).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb contract
👉 Forms of verb contract in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of contract.
Contract: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| contract [ˈkɑːntrækt] |
contracted [ˈkɑːntræktəd] |
contracted [ˈkɑːntræktəd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb contract?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'contract'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'contract'
- the first form (V1) is 'contract' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'contracted' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'contracted' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of contract?
The past tense and past participle of contract are: contract in past simple is contracted, and past participle is contracted.
What is the past tense of contract?
The past tense of the verb "contract" is "contracted", and the past participle is "contracted".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — contract in past simple contracted
(V2).
Future simple — contract in future simple is contract (will + V1).
Present Perfect — contract in present perfect tense is
contracted
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — contract in past perfect tense is
contracted
(had + V3).
contract regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'contract' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'contract' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb contract in Sentences
- The committee has contracted for additional work (Present Perfect)
- The company contracted 2 lions in 1985 (Past Simple)
- She has contracted her lips, frowning. (Present Perfect)
- The company contracted a contract for the construction of a house. (Past Simple)
- They contracted to work forty hours a week. (Past Simple)
- How many companies have contracted to participate so far? (Present Perfect)
- The city authorities have contracted a contract with their company to build a new playground. (Present Perfect)
- The total amount of loans contracted was 100 million dollars. (Past Simple)
- She contracted this disease while on vacation abroad. (Past Simple)
- They may have contracted HIV and then get AIDS. (Present Perfect)
