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

Meaning: to move or cause to move from a stopped position, especially in order to do something.

Start Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Start Past Tense:

Past Tense of Start is Started.

Example: Sarah started the engine.

Start Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Start is Started.

Example: Sarah has started the engine.

Start Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Start is Starting.

Example: Sarah is starting the engine.

Start 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Start is Starts.

Example: Sarah starts the engine.

Start Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

• I start the engine.
• We/You/They start the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam starts the engine.

Present Continuous Tense

• I am starting the engine.
• We/You/They are starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam is starting the engine.

Present Perfect Tense

• I have started the engine.
• We/You/They have started the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam has started the engine.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

• I have been starting the engine.
• We/You/They have been starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam has been starting the engine.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

• I started the engine.
• We/You/They started the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam started the engine.

Past Continuous Tense

• I was starting the engine.
• We/You/They were starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam was starting the engine.

Past Perfect Tense

• I had started the engine.
• We/You/They had started the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam had started the engine.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

• I had been starting the engine.
• We/You/They had been starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam had been starting the engine.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

• I will start the engine.
• We/You/They will start the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam will start the engine.

Future Continuous Tense

• I will be starting the engine.
• We/You/They will be starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam will be starting the engine.

Future Perfect Tense

• I will have started the engine.
• We/You/They will have started the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam will have started the engine.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

• I will have been starting the engine.
• We/You/They will have been starting the engine.
• He/She/It/Adam will have been starting the engine.

Past Tense of Start Phrasal Verbs

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FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Start?

Future Tense of start is “will start”.

What is the Present Tense of Start?

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

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Start?

Past perfect tense of take is “had started”.