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

Meaning: feel sad about something that has happened or been done.

Regret Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1) Regret
Past Tense (V2) Regretted
Past Participle Form (V3) Regretted
Present Participle/Gerund (V4) Regretting
3rd Person Singular (V5) Regrets

Regret Past Tense:

Past Tense of Regret is Regretted.

Example: Sarah regretted the missed opportunity.

Regret Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Regret is Regretted.

Example: Sarah has regretted the missed opportunity.

Regret Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Regret is Regretting.

Example: Sarah is regretting the missed opportunity.

Regret 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Regret is Regrets.

Example: Sarah regrets the missed opportunity.

regret past tense

Regret Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I regret the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They regret the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam regrets the missed opportunity.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They are regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam is regretting the missed opportunity.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have regretted the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They have regretted the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam has regretted the missed opportunity.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They have been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been regretting the missed opportunity.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I regretted the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They regretted the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam regretted the missed opportunity.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They were regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam was regretting the missed opportunity.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had regretted the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They had regretted the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam had regretted the missed opportunity.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They had been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been regretting the missed opportunity.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will regret the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They will regret the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam will regret the missed opportunity.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They will be regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be regretting the missed opportunity.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have regretted the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They will have regretted the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have regretted the missed opportunity.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • We/You/They will have been regretting the missed opportunity.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been regretting the missed opportunity.

Past Tense of Regret Phrasal Verbs

Regret Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Regret over Regretted over
Regret for Regretted for
Regret about Regretted about
Regret not Regretted not
Regret into Regretted into
Regret through Regretted through
Regret with Regretted with
Regret at Regretted at
Regret on Regretted on
Regret by Regretted by

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Regret?

Future Tense of regret is “will regret”.

What is the Present Tense of Regret?

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

I/we/you/they regret
He/she/it/singular name regrets
Present participle regretting

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Regret?

Past perfect tense of take is “had regretted”.

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