The English verb 'tear' is pronounced as [tɛə].
Related to:
irregular verbs.
3 forms of verb tear: Infinitive (tear), Past Simple - (tore), Past Participle - (torn).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb tear
👉 Forms of verb tear in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of tear.
Tear: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| tear [tɛə] |
tore [tɔ:] |
torn [tɔ:n] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb tear?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'tear'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'tear'
- the first form (V1) is 'tear' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'tore' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'torn' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of tear?
The past tense and past participle of tear are: tear in past simple is tore, and past participle is torn.
What is the past tense of tear?
The past tense of the verb "tear" is "tore", and the past participle is "torn".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — tear in past simple tore
(V2).
Future simple — tear in future simple is tear (will + V1).
Present Perfect — tear in present perfect tense is
torn
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — tear in past perfect tense is
torn
(had + V3).
tear regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'tear' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'tear' is irregular verb.
Examples of Verb tear in Sentences
- I'm ready to tear them up right now (Present Simple)
- Monica tore every tendon in her hand (Past Simple)
- Robot Bender have been torn to shreds! (Past Simple)
- He tore the paper in half, Your Grace (Past Simple)
- If you lie to me, I will tear you up into pieces (Future Simple)
- That animal of hers nearly tore his arm off (Past Simple)
- Russia was once torn by civil war (Past Simple)
- She tore the letter up after reading it (Past Simple)
- Clothes all over the place... but nothing was torn (Past Simple)
- She just tore them out of my hands (Past Simple)
