Past Tense of “wear”
The past simple of “wear” is “wore” and the past participle is “worn”. Below are the pronunciation, three example sentences, the mistake learners make most often, and a short drill to check yourself.
Forms of “wear”
wear – wore – worn
have clothes or accessories on your body
- Base form
- wear/wer/
- Past simple
- wore/wɔːr/
- Past participle
- worn/wɔːrn/
- -ing form
- wearing
- He / she / it
- wears
Pronunciation (US)
Quick practice
5 questions. Type the missing form.
Example sentences
Three everyday sentences that show how the forms are used.
Past simple
She wore a blue dress to the wedding.
Past participle
I have never worn these shoes.
Passive
Helmets must be worn at the construction site.
The most common mistake
Wrong
He weared a suit to the interview.
Correct
He wore a suit to the interview.
“Wear” is irregular: wear – wore – worn.
Verbs with the same pattern
All 3 forms different. Learn these together.