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say

What is the past tense of say?

The past tense of say is said.

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

All forms of say

as a noun

base
say
plural
says

as a verb

base
say
past tense
said
past participle
said
present participle
saying
third-person singular
says

Said in a sentence

  • Strange to say, he met someone who was said to be dead.CK