What's the past tense of "catch"?
The simple past tense of catch is caught, and the past participle is also caught. Use caught for both simple past and past participle forms.
Verb forms of 'catch'
Similar irregular verbs
When to use caught vs. caught
I caught the ball during the game.
She has caught three fish this morning.
Use caught for the simple past tense and caught as the past participle with auxiliary verbs like "have," "has," or "had".
Sentence examples: catch, caught, caught
Catch (present tense)
Examples:
• She managed to catch the keys as they fell.
• 'Throw me over that towel, will you?' 'OK. Catch!'
• The roof was leaking and I had to use a bucket to catch the drips.
• How many fish did you catch?
Caught (past simple)
Examples:
• I threw the bag in the air and she caught it.
• You've caught me at a bad time.
• The dog caught the stick in its mouth.
Caught (past participle)
Examples:
• I think I must have caught this cold from you.
• She has caught the flu.
Think of “catch” as an irregular verb like “teach”; its past tense “caught” rhymes with “taught” and ends in “-aught.”.
Synonyms for "catch"
Synonyms: grab, snag, get, seize, capture, trap, see, grasp
Origin of the word catch
From Latin captare “to take, hold,” frequentative of capere “to take, hold”.
Practice: “Catch” conjugations
She ___ the train just in time yesterday.
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