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 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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