What is the past tense of tear?
The past tense of tear is tore, and the past participle is torn.
Tear is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.
All forms of tear
as a noun
- base
- tear
- plural
- tears
as a verb
- base
- tear
- past tense
- tore
- past participle
- torn
- present participle
- tearing
- third-person singular
- tears