The English verb 'tear down' is pronounced as [teə daʊn].
Related to:
phrasal verb.
3 forms of verb tear down: Infinitive (tear down), Past Simple - (tore down), Past Participle - (torn down).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb tear down
👉 Forms of verb tear down in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of tear down.
Tear down: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| tear down [teə daʊn] |
tore down [tɔː daʊn] |
torn down [tɔːn daʊn] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb tear down?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'tear down'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'tear down'
- the first form (V1) is 'tear down' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'tore down' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'torn down' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of tear down?
The past tense and past participle of tear down are: tear down in past simple is tore down, and past participle is torn down.
What is the past tense of tear down?
The past tense of the verb "tear down" is "tore down", and the past participle is "torn down".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — tear down in past simple tore down
(V2).
Future simple — tear down in future simple is tear down (will + V1).
Present Perfect — tear down in present perfect tense is
torn down
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — tear down in past perfect tense is
torn down
(had + V3).
tear down regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'tear down' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'tear down' is .
Examples of Verb tear down in Sentences
- He wants to tear down the church and make a parking lot of it (Present Simple)
- A guy wants to tear down 19th century buildings to build beer bars (Present Simple)
- Mom wants you to tear down your clubhouse (Present Simple)
- Men trying to tear down what we are building here (Present Continuous)
- Starting today, I'd like to tear down the shrine out back and the tenement house (Present Simple)
- Then you're determined to start tearing down today? (Present Continuous)
- The house had been torn down years ago (Past Perfect)
- Somebody tore down their posters (Past Simple)
