Past Tense of “feel”
The past simple of “feel” is “felt” and the past participle is “felt”. Below are the pronunciation, three example sentences, the mistake learners make most often, and a short drill to check yourself.
Forms of “feel”
feel – felt – felt
experience an emotion or a physical sense
- Base form
- feel/fiːl/
- Past simple
- felt/felt/
- Past participle
- felt/felt/
- -ing form
- feeling
- He / she / it
- feels
Pronunciation (US)
Quick practice
5 questions. Type the missing form.
Example sentences
Three everyday sentences that show how the forms are used.
Past simple
I felt nervous before the interview.
Past participle
I have never felt so happy.
Past simple
We felt the building shake.
The most common mistake
Wrong
I feeled sick after lunch.
Correct
I felt sick after lunch.
“Feel” is irregular: feel – felt – felt. Do not mix it up with “fell”, the past of “fall”.
Verbs with the same pattern
Past = participle. Learn these together.