Base
I stand at the bus stop every morning.
Every morning marks a present routine.
Past Tense of Stand: Stood and Stood
Stand is an irregular verb. The past tense and the past participle are the same form: stood. Do not say standed.
Base
stand
Past
stood
Past participle
stood
Third person: stands · -ing form: standing
ABB: form patternExamples
Base
Please stand up and say your name.
Stand up means go from sitting to standing.
Past
He stood by the door and waited.
Stood is the past form; it does not need have.
Past
We stood in line for an hour.
Stood is the past form, and the waiting is over.
Past participle
I have stood here since nine o'clock.
After have, the participle is stood.
Past participle
She has stood at the window all morning.
The participle has the same form as the past.
Usage notes
Stand up, stand in line
Stand up means move from sitting to standing. Americans stand in line; British speakers usually stand in a queue or just queue.
Can't stand
I can't stand noisy places means I do not like them at all. After can't, use the base form stand, never stood.
Common mistakes
She standed near the door.
She stood near the door.
Stand is irregular. Its past form is stood, not standed.
We have stand here for an hour.
We have stood here for an hour.
After have, use the past participle stood.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.He ___ at the door and waited.
2.We have ___ in line for twenty minutes.
3.Please ___ up when I call your name.
4.I can't ___ loud music.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of stand 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. He ___ at the door and waited.
Answer: stood
Waited shows a finished past action, so use stood.
2. We have ___ in line for twenty minutes.
Answer: stood
Have takes the past participle stood.
3. Please ___ up when I call your name.
Answer: stand
An instruction uses the base form stand.
4. I can't ___ loud music.
Answer: stand
After can't, use the base form stand.
5. The students ___ up when the teacher came in.
Answer: stood
Came in is past, so the verb is stood.
6. My feet hurt because I have ___ all day.
Answer: stood
Have plus the participle is have stood.
7. He is ___ near the door now.
Answer: standing
Now needs the -ing form: standing.
8. They standed in the rain.
Answer: They stood in the rain.
The past of stand is stood, not standed.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of stand?
The past tense of stand is stood: He stood by the door.
Is standed a word?
No. Stand is irregular. The past tense and the past participle are both stood.
What does I can't stand it mean?
It means you really dislike something: I can't stand the noise.