The English verb 'regret' is pronounced as [rɪˈɡret].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb regret: Infinitive (regret), Past Simple - (regretted), Past Participle - (regretted).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb regret
👉 Forms of verb regret in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of regret.
Regret: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| regret [rɪˈɡret] |
regretted [rɪˈɡretɪd] |
regretted [rɪˈɡretɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb regret?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'regret'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'regret'
- the first form (V1) is 'regret' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'regretted' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'regretted' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of regret?
The past tense and past participle of regret are: regret in past simple is regretted, and past participle is regretted.
What is the past tense of regret?
The past tense of the verb "regret" is "regretted", and the past participle is "regretted".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — regret in past simple regretted
(V2).
Future simple — regret in future simple is regret (will + V1).
Present Perfect — regret in present perfect tense is
regretted
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — regret in past perfect tense is
regretted
(had + V3).
regret regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'regret' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'regret' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb regret in Sentences
- Paul regretted that we are gone (Past Simple)
- The committee has regretted the burning of the mosque (Present Perfect)
- I will soon regret that I am always in a hurry. (Future Simple)
- I have never regretted the decision to quit my job. (Present Perfect)
- Everyone regretted that he was fired. (Past Simple)
- Subsequently, he regretted that in his youth he had been so incontinent. (Past Simple)
- They regretted closing the kindergarten. (Past Simple)
- They subsequently regretted this decision. (Past Simple)
- He has regretted the disappearance of the Greek language from the school curriculum. (Present Perfect)
- She regretted what she said as soon as those words escaped her lips. (Past Simple)
