Open Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to make something ready for people to use; make available; become usable or available.

Open Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1): Open
Past Tense (V2): Opened
Past Participle Form (V3): Opened
Present Participle/Gerund (V4): Opening
3rd Person Singular (V5): Opens

Open Past Tense:

Past Tense of Open is Opened.

Example: Sarah opened the door.

Open Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Open is Opened.

Example: Sarah has opened the door.

Open Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Open is Opening.

Example: Sarah is opening the door.

Open 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Open is Opens.

Example: Sarah opens the door.

open past tense

Open Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I open the door.
  • We/You/They open the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam opens the door.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am opening the door.
  • We/You/They are opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam is opening the door.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have opened the door.
  • We/You/They have opened the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam has opened the door.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been opening the door.
  • We/You/They have been opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been opening the door.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I opened the door.
  • We/You/They opened the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam opened the door.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was opening the door.
  • We/You/They were opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam was opening the door.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had opened the door.
  • We/You/They had opened the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam had opened the door.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been opening the door.
  • We/You/They had been opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been opening the door.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will open the door.
  • We/You/They will open the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam will open the door.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be opening the door.
  • We/You/They will be opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be opening the door.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have opened the door.
  • We/You/They will have opened the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have opened the door.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been opening the door.
  • We/You/They will have been opening the door.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been opening the door.

Past Tense of Open Phrasal Verbs

Open Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Open up Opened up
Open out Opened out
Open in Opened in
Open over Opened over
Open onto Opened onto
Open with Opened with
Open around Opened around
Open through Opened through
Open up to Opened up to
Open back Opened back

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Open?

Future Tense of open is “will open”.

What is the Present Tense of Open?

Present Tense of open is “open + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they open
He/she/it/singular name opens
Present participle opening

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Open?

Past perfect tense of take is “had opened”.

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