Base
I send a message to my mother every day.
A daily habit in the present uses send.
Past Tense of Send: Sent
Send is an irregular verb. The past simple and the past participle are the same form: sent. Use sent for a finished action, and after have or has.
Base
send
Past
sent
Past participle
sent
Third person: sends · -ing form: sending
ABB: form patternExamples
Base
Please send me your phone number.
After please, use the base form send.
Past
She sent me a photo last night.
Last night is finished, so use sent.
Past
We sent the letter on Monday.
Sent is the past simple; it does not need have.
Past participle
Tom has sent the email already.
Has sent is present perfect.
Past participle
I have sent you the link.
After have, the participle is also sent.
Usage notes
Send a message, send someone something
You can say send a message to Ana or send Ana a message. Both mean the same. The forms stay the same too: sent a message to Ana, sent Ana a message.
Same form twice
Send follows the pattern buy, bought, bought: the past and the participle are the same. Remember one new word, sent, and you can use it in both places.
Common mistakes
I sended the email yesterday.
I sent the email yesterday.
Send is irregular. The past is sent, not sended.
She has send me a message.
She has sent me a message.
After has or have, use the past participle sent, not the base form.
He send a text every morning.
He sends a text every morning.
In the present, he, she and it need -s: sends.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.I ___ my teacher an email yesterday.
2.They have ___ the box to Spain.
3.We ___ photos to our family every Sunday.
4.My brother ___ me a message an hour ago.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of send in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. I ___ my teacher an email yesterday.
Answer: sent
Yesterday is a finished past time, so use sent.
2. They have ___ the box to Spain.
Answer: sent
Have takes the past participle sent.
3. We ___ photos to our family every Sunday.
Answer: send
Every Sunday is a present habit, and we takes send.
4. My brother ___ me a message an hour ago.
Answer: sent
An hour ago is past, so use sent.
5. She has ___ the letter.
Answer: sent
Has plus the past participle is has sent.
6. Last week, I ___ a card to my friend.
Answer: sent
Last week takes the past simple sent.
7. The school ___ a report home every month.
Answer: sends
A habit in the present with the school (it) needs sends.
8. He sended a message to Anna.
Answer: He sent a message to Anna.
The past of send is sent, not sended.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of send?
The past tense of send is sent: I sent a message yesterday.
What is the past participle of send?
The past participle is also sent: I have sent the email.
Is sended correct?
No. Send is irregular, so sended is not a word. Use sent for the past and the past participle.