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What is the past tense of give?

The past tense of give is gave, and the past participle is given.

Give is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of give

as a noun

base
give
plural
gives

as a verb

base
give
past tense
gave
past participle
given
present participle
giving
third-person singular
gives