What is the past tense of begin?
The past tense of begin is began, and the past participle is begun.
Begin is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.
All forms of begin
as a noun
- base
- begin
- plural
- begins
as a verb
- base
- begin
- past tense
- began
- past participle
- begun
- present participle
- beginning
- third-person singular
- begins