Meet Past Tense

What Is The Past Tense Of Meet?

The past tense for meet is met.

The word is an irregular verb. Therefore, instead of adding “ed” at the end of the word to indicate the completed action, simply remove one letter, “E,” in the middle (like breed past tense). So, the correct past tense of meet in English is: met.

Pronunciation 

How Do You Spell Meet? It’s M-E-E-T. It’s pronounced as:

• [ mēt ] according to the phonetic respelling (like the word feet); and

• / mit / according to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Definition And How To Use Meet Past Tense And Past Participle

The word as a verb has many meanings. Some of the most common meanings are as follows:

• to come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement.

• to touch or join

• to satisfy or fulfill a need, requirement, or condition.

Form

The V2 and V3 of this irregular verb have the same form of writing and pronunciation: met

Usage

Though the V2 and V3 of the word are the same, their usage is different. It depends on tenses and the subjects in the sentences. Let’s see the examples to understand how they are used.

V1 - base form example:

She usually meets him on the weekend. (Third-person singular verb form)

V2 - It is a sentence with meet past simple:

She met him three weeks ago. (It doesn’t matter the third-person singular form or not, the verb remains the same)

V3 - It’s how the past participle of meet is applied in the sentence:

She had met him before she left the city.

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