What is the past participle of freeze?

The past participle of freeze is frozen.

What are the three forms of freeze?

The three forms are freeze – froze – frozen: base form, past simple and past participle.

Is freeze a regular or an irregular verb?

Freeze is irregular: its past simple is froze, not freezed.

Freeze past tense: froze, frozen

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Freeze is an irregular English verb: the past simple of freeze is froze and the past participle is frozen. Learn the three forms together — freeze – froze – frozen.

Verb forms

Base form

freeze

/friːz/

Past Simple

froze

/frəʊz/

Past Participle

frozen

/ˈfrəʊzn/

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Example sentences

Base form · freeze

Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.

Past Simple · froze

The lake froze completely last January.

Past Participle · frozen

The vegetables have been frozen for later use.

Key tenses

Present Simple	Past Simple	Present Perfect
I freeze he / she / it freezes	I froze	I have frozen
Present Continuous:I am freezing · he / she / it is freezing

Learn when to use these forms:Past Simple lesson →Present Perfect lesson →

Grammar guide

Freeze belongs to the ABC group: all three forms are different (freeze – froze – frozen), so each form has to be learnt separately.

Past simple – froze: a finished action at a definite time in the past. It is used on its own, without an auxiliary.
Past participle – frozen: after have, has or had (present perfect, past perfect) and after be in the passive voice.
Questions and negatives in the past simple use did + the base form: Did you freeze…? I didn’t freeze.

Verbs with the same pattern

be — was/were — been do — did — done go — went — gone know — knew — known take — took — taken see — saw — seen

Quick quiz

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Questions about freeze

What is the past simple of freeze?: The past simple of freeze is froze.
What is the past participle of freeze?: The past participle of freeze is frozen.
What are the three forms of freeze?: The three forms are freeze – froze – frozen: base form, past simple and past participle.
Is freeze a regular or an irregular verb?: Freeze is irregular: its past simple is froze, not freezed.