The English verb 'span' is pronounced as [spæn].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb span: Infinitive (span), Past Simple - (spanned), Past Participle - (spanned).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb span
👉 Forms of verb span in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of span.
Span: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| span [spæn] |
spanned [spænd] |
spanned [spænd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb span?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'span'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'span'
- the first form (V1) is 'span' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'spanned' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'spanned' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of span?
The past tense and past participle of span are: span in past simple is spanned, and past participle is spanned.
What is the past tense of span?
The past tense of the verb "span" is "spanned", and the past participle is "spanned".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — span in past simple spanned
(V2).
Future simple — span in future simple is span (will + V1).
Present Perfect — span in present perfect tense is
spanned
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — span in past perfect tense is
spanned
(had + V3).
span regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'span' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'span' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb span in Sentences
- This has spanned all aspects of management of the company (Present Perfect)
- Their sectors of fire completely spanned the river for three kilometers. (Past Simple)
- No one, as we feared, spanned the passage with fire until visibility was restored, so we managed to slip inside without any unnecessary adventures. (Past Simple)
- The first stage of Western human development spans the period from about 1500 B.C. to the beginning of the Christian era. (Present Simple)
- This process gradually began to span the broader population. (Past Simple)
- We can span the area with our eyes and notice the catch holes. (Present Simple)
- The valley spanned far to the east and west, with mountain ranges surrounding this many miles of wooded space on four sides and the highest peak rising in the north. (Past Simple)
- He could no longer see that the shadow was spreading through the air just a few meters away from them, trying unsuccessfully to break through a certain limit, a boundary beyond which the forest spanned. (Past Simple)
- A sea of fluffy white hills spanned the horizon. (Past Simple)
- On its southern side spans a narrow green clearing, in some places lined with old, half-decayed sycamores. (Present Simple)
