The English verb 'want' is pronounced as [wɒnt].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb want: Infinitive (want), Past Simple - (wanted), Past Participle - (wanted).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb want
👉 Forms of verb want in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of want.
Want: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| want [wɒnt] |
wanted [wɒntɪd] |
wanted [wɒntɪd] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb want?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'want'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'want'
- the first form (V1) is 'want' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'wanted' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'wanted' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of want?
The past tense and past participle of want are: want in past simple is wanted, and past participle is wanted.
What is the past tense of want?
The past tense of the verb "want" is "wanted", and the past participle is "wanted".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — want in past simple wanted
(V2).
Future simple — want in future simple is want (will + V1).
Present Perfect — want in present perfect tense is
wanted
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — want in past perfect tense is
wanted
(had + V3).
want regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'want' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'want' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb want in Sentences
- She wants her own house (Present Simple)
- Our cows wanted to be milked (Past Simple)
- I want you to set the fire (Future Simple)
- That's all we ever wanted (Past Simple)
- I wanted to have a phone and now I have it (Past Simple)
- She don't know what she will want tomorrow (Future Simple)
- I wanted you to meet my better half, Jenny (Past Simple)
- I wanted him to see what we do to rats (Past Simple)
- I told Louise you wanted to meet him first (Past Simple)
- Because mother wants you to be smart (Past Simple)
