travel present tense

Conjugation verb travel

Model : cancel

Auxiliary : have , be

Other forms: travel oneself / not travel

Contractions

in the U.K. spelling we double up the 'l' in preterite and participle endings

The verb has several variants of conjugation, which may correspond to different meanings. Please use the menu to select one or all variants.

• he/she/it travels
• they travel
• I travelled/traveled
• you travelled/traveled
• he/she/it travelled/traveled
• we travelled/traveled
• they travelled/traveled

Present continuous

• I am travelling/traveling
• you are travelling/traveling
• he/she/it is travelling/traveling
• we are travelling/traveling
• they are travelling/traveling

Present perfect

• I have travelled/traveled
• you have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it has travelled/traveled
• we have travelled/traveled
• they have travelled/traveled
• I will travel
• you will travel
• he/she/it will travel
• we will travel
• they will travel

Future perfect

• I will have travelled/traveled
• you will have travelled/traveled
• he/she/it will have travelled/traveled
• we will have travelled/traveled
• they will have travelled/traveled

Past continous

• I was travelling/traveling
• you were travelling/traveling
• he/she/it was travelling/traveling
• we were travelling/traveling
• they were travelling/traveling

Past perfect

• I had travelled/traveled
• you had travelled/traveled
• he/she/it had travelled/traveled
• we had travelled/traveled
• they had travelled/traveled

Future continuous

• I will be travelling/traveling
• you will be travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will be travelling/traveling
• we will be travelling/traveling
• they will be travelling/traveling

Present perfect continuous

• I have been travelling/traveling
• you have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it has been travelling/traveling
• we have been travelling/traveling
• they have been travelling/traveling

Past perfect continuous

• I had been travelling/traveling
• you had been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it had been travelling/traveling
• we had been travelling/traveling
• they had been travelling/traveling

Future perfect continuous

• I will have been travelling/traveling
• you will have been travelling/traveling
• he/she/it will have been travelling/traveling
• we will have been travelling/traveling
• they will have been travelling/traveling
• let's travel
• travelling/traveling
• travelled/traveled

Perfect participle

• having travelled/traveled

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Conjugation English verb to travel

Simple present, present progressive/continuous, simple past, past progressive/continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect progressive/continuous, past perfect, past perfect progressive/continuous, future progressive/continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional, progressive, perfect progressive, translation to travel.

What is the present tense of travel?

The present tense of travel is:

• I/You/We/They travel.
• He/She/It travels.
• The present participle is traveling (or travelling in British English).

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What tense is travel?

Travel is present tense.

Is travel past tense or present?

Travel is present tense.Traveled (travelled in British English)is the past tense.

What is the past tense of travel?

Traveled is the past tense. The present tense is travel.

Is travel a present tense?

Yes travel can be used to make a present tense sentence. Travels and travelling can also be used to make a present tense sentence.They travel overseas every year.The doctor travels overseas every year.We are travelling around the world.

What is the present perfect tense of to travel?

I/you/we/they have traveled. He/she/it has traveled.

Is travels present tense?

What is the present tense for is.

The verb is is the present tense.

Present tense of did?

The past tense of did is did. The present tense of did is do. The future tense of did is will do.

What part of speech is traveled?

Travels can be a noun and a verb. Noun: Plural of 'travel'. Verb: The third person simple present tense of the verb 'travel'.

What is the present tense of will be?

The present tense of "will be" is "am/is/are." For example, "I am," "he is," "they are."

What is the Past and present tense of will have?

Past tense I had Present tense I have Future Tense I will have

Present tense of the word has?

"Has" is in present tense. The past tense is "had".

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Travel Past Tense

Commonwealth travelled, US traveled past tense of travel is Commonwealth travelled, US traveled.

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Past Tense of Travel: Conjugations in Past and Present Participles

What is the past tense of “travel?” Most commonly, the past tense of the word “travel” is “traveled.” Although the word form will change based on its participle. And the sentence where it’s used. For example, referencing “travel” in the present participle form will change it to “traveling,” but in the infinitive form, will be “travel.”

What is the past tense of the word "travel"

The past tense (past participle) form of “travel” is “traveled.” The infinitive of the word form is “travel.” The present participle form is “traveling.” The past tense form is “traveled” and past participle form is “traveled.”

Understanding verb tenses

The general grammar rules that govern past tenses are as follows. The simple past tense form is created by adding a -ed or -d affix to the root word of the verb. Some verbs use a -t variation where they end in a -t. For example, when "dream" turns into "dreamt."

The past perfect tense is formed for regular verbs (ending in -ed, -d, or -t) by adding "had" followed by the verb. For example, "I had finished ."

The past continuous tense is formed by the verb "be" followed by the affix or ending of -ing. For example, " we were having dinner."

Lastly, the past perfect continuous tense is formed by adding "had been" followed by the affix or ending of -ing. For example, "I had been building a castle with my sister."

For more information on forming all past tenses, visit our " understanding verb tenses " resource.

Sentence examples for the past tense of the word "travel"

• Infinitive: I travel.
• Present participle: She is traveling.
• Past tense: I traveled.
• Past particle: I have traveled.

Verb forms of the word "travel"

Example sentences in all verb forms:

Indefinite present tense

Present continuous tense.

She/he/it is traveling.

Present perfect continuous tense

She/he/it has/had traveled.

Present perfect tense

She/he/it has/had been traveling.

Simple past tense

She/he/it traveled.

Past continuous tense

She/he/it were traveling.

Past perfect tense

Perfect continuous tense.

She/he/it will/shall travel.

Simple future tense

She/he/it will/shall be traveling.

Future perfect tense

She/he/it will/shall have traveled.

Future perfect continuous tense

She/he/it will/shall have been traveling.

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Present tense

Level: intermediate

There are two tenses in English: past and present.

The present tense is used to talk about the present and to talk about the future .

There are four present tense forms:

We can use all these forms:

• to talk about the present:

London is the capital of Britain. He works at McDonald’s. He is working at McDonald's. He has worked there for three months now. He has been working there for three months now.

• to talk about the future:

The next train leaves this evening at 17.00. I'll phone you when I get home. He is meeting Peter in town this afternoon. I'll come home as soon as I have finished work. You will be tired out after you have been working all night.

Level: advanced

We can use present forms to talk about the past:

• when we are telling a story:

Well, it 's a lovely day and I 'm just walking down the street when I see this funny guy walking towards me. Obviously he 's been drinking , because he 's moving from side to side …

• when we are summarising something we have read, heard or seen:

I love Ian Rankin's novels. He writes about this detective called Rebus. Rebus lives in Edinburgh and he 's a brilliant detective, but he 's always getting into trouble. In one book, he gets suspended and they tell him to stop working on this case. But he takes no notice …

Sir they is used with third person so why do we use words like cooks,studies,e.t.c.

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Hi saket mishra,

He , she and it are third person singular . It uses the verb with "s" (e.g. He cooks / She studies / It works ).

They is third person plural . It uses the base verb, without "s" (e.g. They cook).

LearnEnglish team

Why does it say only two tenses? What about future tense? Isn't that a tense?

Hi SurajBeka,

Actually, no, it isn't! Technically speaking, a "tense" is a verb form which shows the time of the action, e.g. play - present, played - past. The important thing is that it is a verb form - that is, the base verb is modified e.g. by adding "ed" to make the past tense. 

However, to talk about the future, we do not change the base verb, but instead add another verb: will play . Since the verb "play" itself isn't modified, this means that "will play" is not a tense. Instead, we can more properly call it a future form, the "will" future, the future with "will" or something similar.

That said, it is quite common for teachers and materials to call "will" + verb the future tense, for convenience when teaching and explaining. But as I've explained, that is not a technically correct description.

I hope that helps!

Hello, Coould you please help me to understand why we use present simple in this sentence After Howard finishes his studies he intends to work in his father's company. And can we make this sentence like this: Howard intends to work in his father's company after he will finish his studies

Hi .Mariia,

It's because of "after". The present simple is used to indicate a future action/situation in subordinate clauses with "after", "when", "before", "until", "as soon as", "if", "provided that" and some other conjunctions of time. For example:

• When I arrive, I'll call you.  (not "when I will arrive")
• I'll stay with you until you leave.  (not "until you will leave")
• If it rains later, I'll cancel the trip.  (not "if it will rain")

The meaning of your final sentence is perfectly understandable but grammatically, it should be "... after he finishes his studies". I hope that helps to understand it!

Thank you, Jonathan Your explanation really helps me to understand it

Hello, everybody. I would like to know if it is correct to add the word "tense" after names such as "Present Simple", "Present Continuous", "Past Simple, Past Continuous" etc. Is it correct to say the "Present Continuous Tense", for example? Also, is it correct to say that there are six simple and six continuous tenses in English? Is the word "tense" correctly used here? All the best, MarBe

Hi MarBe,

It's an interesting question, and one that isn't as easy to answer as it may seem!

A tense can be defined technically as a type of verb conjugation that expresses time. When linguists analyse language, this is what they mean when they say "tense". For this reason, at the top of this page it says that English has only two tenses, present and past (e.g. work - worked ). Future actions are expressed using modal verbs (e.g. "will") or other structures (e.g. "going to"), so these aren't considered tenses because they don't involve verb conjugation. The same goes for structures such as continuous and perfect structures (these are called aspects, and they are made by adding auxiliary verbs rather than conjugating).

However, that is a technical definition. In more everyday discussions of language, as well as in English learning materials, people often use "tense" with a looser and wider meaning, including all of the structures mentioned above. Although it's technically incorrect to call "I will go ..." the future tense, for example, it's common for materials, teachers and students to do so.  

So I guess the answer to your question depends on how technical you need to be. Does that make sense?

Dear team, I wonder if you tell me the difference between the present continuous and 'll when they are used to refer to the future. For example: You're having a fever! Put on your coat and I'm taking you to see a doctor( or I'll take you to see a doctor). Also, I wonder if 'would take' works here. All the best Jones

Thanks for your question! "Will" is the right word here, because "will" is used when you make a decision at the moment of speaking. In this example, it seems like the speaker has only just noticed the other person's fever, so the speaker is making this decision spontaneously.

The present continuous normally shows a future action that has been organised and confirmed, and often it has been organised or confirmed with other people. For example, you could say  I'm taking Jane to see a doctor  if you have already made the doctor's appointment in advance, before the moment that you say this.

You may find our page on Future forms interesting. It has some more explanation and examples. If you have other questions, we welcome you to post your questions on that page.

Hello Teachers,

"Before I sever your head from your body, I ask you again, who are you?" I tell you straight!- not to quarrel with me. Why the writer has written ask you again not am asking you again. Why he uses simple present though it was an ongoing action and also for tell in the second sentence. Could you explain it?

Regards Jitu_jaga

Hello jitu_jaga,

This sounds like an older style of English, such as a Monty Python skit taking place in the middle ages. In older styles, a present simple form is acceptable.

All the best, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Hi sir, Is it possible to use Present tense to talk a thing/one' nature/ attribute even though it/ one has physically disappeared? like someone stands in front of their friend's grave and says " you are my best friend ever" not " you were my best friend ever"

or statements that similar to "Albert Einstein/ Leo is a genius of all time", "Mahamta Gandhi is a figure who everyone respects".

My point is to bring a opinion/ fact that, at least to me, is true to this present

I would say this explanation "when we are summarising something we have read, heard or seen:" is the answer of my problem

Thanks, I looking forward to your respon sir

Hello LittleBlueGreat,

It is possible to use the present simple to speak about general truths, which can include making statements about people who have passed away. In such cases, we're often making statements about their legacies or contributions more than we are about them as people with ordinary lives that they are living at the moment.

If I were standing before a friend's grave and speaking to them, I'd probably say 'You were my best friend ever'; although me speaking to them now means they are still alive for me in one sense, the fact that I'm remembering our time together also makes it clear they are gone. The fact that I'm saying it to them suggests I'm missing them, which means they aren't present. 

But I'm not saying it's impossible to say 'You are my best friend ever' in a situation like this. It's a very personal kind of thing, after all, and so I can't say for sure what someone else might be thinking.

I hope this helps you make sense of it.

All the best, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

This page explains that there are two tenses in English. present and past. I want to read more about it. please help me.

is there not a future tense in English?

what about: will v1 will be v4 will have v3 will have been v4

Hi Prakash,

It's a good question. First, I should define what a tense is: it is a form of a verb that expresses time . For example,  take  and  took  are the present tense and past tense of the verb take.

Technically speaking,  will take  is not a form of the verb  take , because it is not made by changing the form of  take  itself. Instead, it is made by adding another verb ( will ) which supplies the future time meaning. That's why we can't call  will take  a tense.

However, in common and non-technical speaking, people do commonly say that  will + infinitive verb is the "future tense" (even though from a technical point of view, that term is incorrect).

I hope that helps to understand it.

The LearnEnglish Team

Thank you Jonathan.

Dear team hello, More and more people (are getting divorced)/(getting divorced) every year. Which one is the true answer? Thank you

Hi Hosseinpour,

It should be the first answer, as the present continuous needs the auxiliary verb "be" (here, in the form "are"). Another possible answer not listed here is "get divorced" (present simple).

Hello sir, More and more people (are getting divorced)/(getting divorced) every year. (Every year), can we use "present continuous" to talk about "a fact" such as this? Thank you

Hello Hosseinpour,

Yes, you can use continuous aspect like this. The continuous form emphasises that it is an ongoing process rather than a fixed fact.

Thank you for the help and time.

Hello, Everyone.

Could somebody help me understand why in task "Present Tense 3" the correct answer isn't Present Tense, but Present Perfect?

Thank you in advance.

Hi georgiatavares,

Good question! It's because at the end, the frog means "I've read it", in the present perfect. (That's why the frog shakes his head and rejects all the books that the chicken brought. He's already read them all.) 

The word "read" can be either (1) the present simple form and the imperative, or (2) the past participle. (1) and (2) have the same spelling, but different pronunciation. (2) is pronounced /red/ (the same as the colour). (That's the joke - "read it" sounds similar to the sounds that frogs make, at least to English ears.)

I hope that helps.

Hi there. "Do be careful" or "Be careful" which one is correct? Thanks in advance.

Hi Sajatadib,

Both are OK. The first one is more emphatic than the second one.

The use of tenses here is fine. The first verb ("perceived") is past simple because it describes a completed past event. The other verbs are in the present simple because they describe things that are general statements not fixed to specific points in time.

There is no rule which says that we are limited to a single time reference or verb form in a sentence. It's quite possible to use a past form and a verb form with future reference, for example:

Gene Roddenberry believed that one day humanity will travel beyond our solar system and spread throughout the galaxy.

This is an infinitive form. I'm sure you're familiar with the base form of the infinitive ( to do ), but there are many other forms:

to be done (passive infinitive)

to be doing (continuous infinitive)

to have done (perfect infinitive)

These forms carry the meaning you would expect: continuous forms denote something in progress, perfect forms have a retrospective sense etc. The exact meaning will depend on the context.

As far as your example goes, you could use to arrive and I don't think the meaning changes as the context makes it clear that you are talking about a time up to now. In fact, as the context is clear I think to arrive would be a better choice, stylistically speaking.

Dear team, There are some people who (can view) objects from 6 meters away with the same sharpness that a normal-sighted person (would have to move) in to 4.5 meters to achieve. Why this structure(would have to move) is used? I can not understand the relationship between (can view) and (would have to move). Thank you

The two verbs are not related in time or structure. The first describes the characteristics of certain people; the second describes a hypothetical point of comparison - you can insert an implied if-clause if you wish (...would have to move in to 4.5 metres if they wanted to achieve the same clarity).

You could change the first verb to talk about people in the past ('There were some people who could...') or to predict the existence of people in the future ('One day there will be some people who will be able to...') without changing the second verb form at all.

Peter The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Peter M, Thank you for your help, it was very useful.

Dear team, A new study by Palaeontologists at the University of Southhampton 1.(suggests/has suggested) four bones recently found on the Isle of Wight 2.(belong to / have belonged to) new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex and modern-day birds. In this test,first part, recently shouts present perfect, but my feelings tell me go with the Present tense. The same issue with part two, also if I use (have belonged to) how will the sentence sound meaning-vice to the listener. Thank you

I too would probably use the present simple form for 1, but there's nothing wrong with using the present perfect form in a news report, for example.

For 2, only the present simple form works. The topic is the bones (which obviously still exist) and what species they are from, not the dinosaur (which is obviously long dead, even if it is a newly discovered species), so a present simple form is best; a present perfect form would sound very odd indeed.

Hope this helps. It's great that you are trying to make sense of texts that you find in your reading -- this is a great way to learn.

Dear Kirk, Now with the explanation, it makes sense. Thank you sir

Dear team, Researchers believe that gold nanoparticles may breathe new life into once-promising drug candidates, in particular, a compound designed to stop the spread of HIV that (was shelved/would be shelved) because of effects. Here (was shelved) is the right answer. Why (would be shelved) can not be the right answer? Thank you

Generally, we don't comment on exercises from elsewhere as we have no control over their quality or accuracy. If you have a question about a task from a book or website then the authors of the task are the people to ask.

In this example, the time reference is past. You are talking about a drug which +was designed+ to do something but which had problems and so was not used (it was +once promising+). The only option with a past time sense is 'was shelved'. The other option ('would be shelved') describes a possible later action.

Dear Peter, Thank you for your time and help.

The first sentence is the present perfect. But, the present perfect isn't usually used if you say the time ( one hour ago ). The past simple is usually used:  I reached school one hour ago . Also, the verb  reach  doesn't take a preposition, so delete 'at'.

The second sentence is correct. But it's the present simple, not the present perfect (i.e. the verb  have  is the main verb, not an auxiliary verb).

Have a look at our Present perfect page for more explanation. I hope it helps :)

Hi Nevı,

Your example would mean that being selected for the school team helps to make the person tall, so it is not correct. What you mean is the other way round, and there are several ways to say it:

Being tall helps with being selected for the school team.

I was selected for the school team. It helps being tall!

In answer to your second question, if you use 'help with' then you don't need 'it'. There is a word 'tallness' but we wouldn't use it in this context. 'Being tall' (as above) or 'Height' is what we would use.

Hello again Nevı,

No, I'm afraid that's not correct. It helps + verb-ing here means 'this is of benefit (in achieving the goal)'.

You are trying to say that technology helps us to find new solutions, so you can say the following:

Technology is improving and it helps us to find new solutions for problems. Technology improving helps us to find new solutions for problems.

If you want to use the construction it helps + verb-ing then you need to remember that is it improvements in technology which help us find new solutions, not the other way round:

We are finding new solutions for problems. It helps having better technology! [having better technology makes it easier to find new solutions]

Hello Fiona,

The writer still has longings in the present.

'Until' is related to a different state: the cake was an object of research (...) and a favourite indulgence  until ... In other words, it is no longer an object of research or a favourite indulgence, but the longings have not gone away.

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Travel Past Tense: Verb Forms, Conjugate TRAVEL

• commonwealth travelled, us traveled

The past tense of travel is commonwealth travelled, us traveled

The Forms of Travel

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to travel, take a trip

Present tense / presente (de indicativo), other tenses / moods of viajar.

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• Imperfect Tense
• Preterite (Past Tense)
• Future Tense
• Conditional Tense
• Subjunctive Tense
• Imperfect Subjunctive
• Future Subjunctive
• Imperative (Command)
• Past Participle & Gerund
• Present Perfect
• Past Perfect
• Past Anterior (Preterite Perfect)
• Future Perfect
• Conditional Perfect
• Present Perfect Subjunctive
• Pluperfect Subjunctive
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Past Tense of Travel: Traveling Back in Time

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Welcome to our article on the past tense of travel! If you’re learning English grammar, you know that understanding verb tenses is an essential part of the language. The past tense is particularly important, as it allows us to talk about events and experiences that have already happened. In this article, we’ll explore the basics of English tenses, give an overview of the past tense, and focus specifically on how to use the past tense when talking about travel.

Travel is one of the most common topics of conversation, and being able to talk about past trips is a great way to connect with others and share experiences. However, using the past tense correctly can be tricky, especially when it comes to irregular verbs and complex sentence structures. In this article, we’ll provide plenty of examples and exercises to help you master the past tense of travel. We’ll also cover some common mistakes to avoid and provide additional resources for further learning.

So whether you’re planning your next trip or just want to improve your English skills, read on to learn everything you need to know about the past tense of travel!

Key Takeaways

• The past tense is essential for talking about past events and experiences, past tense of ‘travel’ is ‘traveled’
• By practicing with examples and exercises, you can improve your use of the past tense of travel and avoid common mistakes.

Past Tense of Travel

Travel is a verb that is commonly used in the past tense. In this section, we will cover the formation and usage examples of the past tense of travel.

To form the past tense of travel, we add “-ed” to the base form of the verb. For example:

• I traveled to Europe last summer.
• She traveled to Asia for business.
• We traveled to South America for vacation.

Simple Past

The simple past is used to describe a completed action in the past. Regular verbs like travel are formed by adding -ed to the base form. For example:

• I traveled to Paris last year.

Past Continuous

The past continuous is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific point in the past. It is formed by using the past tense of “to be” (was/were) and the present participle (-ing) of the main verb. Here are some examples:

• I was traveling to Paris when I got a call from my boss.

Usage Examples

The past tense of travel is used to talk about a completed action in the past. Here are some examples:

• I traveled to Japan last year and had an amazing time.
• She traveled to Italy for her honeymoon and fell in love with the country.
• We traveled to Mexico for our anniversary and enjoyed the beautiful beaches.

We can also use the past tense of travel to talk about a past habit or routine. For example:

• When I was younger, I traveled to different countries every summer.
• She traveled for work every week and got used to living out of a suitcase.
• We traveled to visit our family every holiday season.

In conclusion, the past tense of travel is formed by adding “-ed” to the base form of the verb and is used to talk about completed actions or past habits. Practice using the past tense of travel in your own sentences to improve your English grammar skills.

Common Mistakes with Past Tense of Travel

If you are learning English, you might be struggling with the past tense of the verb “travel.” Here are some common mistakes people make and how to avoid them.

Mixing Past and Present Tenses

One of the most common mistakes is mixing past and present tenses. For example, saying “I travel to Paris last year” instead of “I traveled to Paris last year.” To avoid this mistake, remember to use the past tense of “travel” when referring to something that happened in the past.

Using the Present Participle

Another mistake is using the present participle instead of the past tense. For example, saying “I am traveling to London last week” instead of “I traveled to London last week.” To avoid this mistake, remember to use the past tense of “travel” when referring to something that happened in the past.

Using the Wrong Auxiliary Verb

Using the wrong auxiliary verb is also a common mistake. For example, saying “I was travel to Rome” instead of “I traveled to Rome.” To avoid this mistake, remember to use the correct auxiliary verb (in this case, “did”) when forming the past tense.

Example Sentences

Here are some example sentences to help you practice using the past tense of “travel” correctly:

• I traveled to Japan last summer.
• She visited her grandparents in Florida last month.
• They took a road trip across the United States.
• We flew to Paris for our honeymoon.
• He backpacked through Europe after college.

Remember, practice makes perfect! Keep practicing using the past tense of “travel” correctly, and soon it will become second nature.

Exercises to Practice Past Tense of Travel

Learning English grammar can be challenging, especially when it comes to mastering the past tense of travel. To help you improve your skills, we have compiled a list of exercises that you can use to practice and perfect your past tense of travel.

Interactive Exercises

Interactive exercises are a great way to practice the past tense of travel. They allow you to engage with the material and receive immediate feedback on your progress. Here are a few interactive exercises you can try:

• Fill in the Blank: In this exercise, you will be given a sentence with a blank space where the past tense verb should go. Your task is to fill in the blank with the correct past tense verb. For example, “I ___ to Paris last year.” The correct answer would be “went.”
• Matching: In this exercise, you will be given a list of past tense verbs and a list of travel-related words. Your task is to match the past tense verb with the correct travel-related word. For example, “flew” would match with “airplane.”

Written Exercises

Written exercises are another great way to practice the past tense of travel. They allow you to focus on the material and practice at your own pace. Here are a few written exercises you can try:

• Sentence Writing: In this exercise, you will be given a travel-related word, and your task is to write a sentence using the correct past tense verb. For example, “train” could be used in the sentence, “I ___ to New York on a train.”
• Paragraph Writing: In this exercise, you will be given a prompt related to travel, and your task is to write a paragraph using the correct past tense verbs. For example, “Write a paragraph about your last vacation.” You could write, “Last summer, I ___ to Hawaii with my family. We ___ on the beach, ___ in the ocean, and ___ at some amazing restaurants.”

By practicing these exercises, you will improve your understanding and mastery of the past tense of travel. Keep practicing, and before you know it, you’ll be a pro at English grammar!

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the past tense of travel?

The past tense of travel is “traveled” in American English and “travelled” in British English. Both spellings are correct, but American English tends to drop the second “l” in the past tense and past participle forms of the verb.

Is it spelled Travelled or traveled?

As mentioned above, both spellings are correct. The difference in spelling is due to the variation in American and British English.

Which is correct travel or travelling?

Both “travel” and “travelling” are correct, but “traveling” is the preferred spelling in American English, while “travelling” is the preferred spelling in British English.

What’s the difference between travel and Travelled?

“Travel” is the present tense of the verb, while “travelled” is the past tense. The difference between the two is the time frame in which the action occurs.

What is the V2 form of travel?

The V2 form of travel is “traveled” in American English and “travelled” in British English.

What is the V3 form of travel?

The V3 form of travel is “traveled” in American English and “travelled” in British English.

In summary, the past tense of travel is “traveled” in American English and “travelled” in British English. Both spellings are correct, and the difference in spelling is due to the variation in American and British English. Additionally, “traveling” is the preferred spelling in American English, while “travelling” is the preferred spelling in British English.

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

Meaning: to go from one place/city/country to another

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Travel Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Travel past tense:.

Past Tense of Travel is Traveled .

Example: Sarah Traveled by Train.

Travel Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Travel is Traveled .

Example: Sarah has Traveled by Train.

Travel Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Travel is Travelling .

Example: Sarah is Travelling by Train.

Travel 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Travel is Travels .

Example: Sarah Travels by Train.

Travel Conjugation

Indefinite / simple present tense.

• I Travel by Train.
• We/You/They Travel by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam Travels by Train.

Present Continuous Tense

• I am Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They are Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam is Travelling by Train.

Present Perfect Tense

• I have Traveled by Train.
• We/You/They have Traveled by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam has Traveled by Train.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

• I have been Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They have been Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam has been Travelling by Train.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

• I Traveled by Train.
• We/You/They Traveled by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam Traveled by Train.

Past Continuous Tense

• I was Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They were Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam was Travelling by Train.

Past Perfect Tense

• I had Traveled by Train.
• We/You/They had Traveled by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam had Traveled by Train.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

• I had been Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They had been Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam had been Travelling by Train.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

• I will Travel by Train.
• We/You/They will Travel by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam will Travel by Train.

Future Continuous Tense

• I will be Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They will be Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam will be Travelling by Train.

Future Perfect Tense

• I will have Traveled by Train.
• We/You/They will have Traveled by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam will have Traveled by Train.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

• I will have been Travelling by Train.
• We/You/They will have been Travelling by Train.
• He/She/It/Adam will have been Travelling by Train.

Past Tense of Travel Phrasal Verbs

Explore Other Verb Forms:

What is the Future Tense of Travel?

Future Tense of Travel is “ will Travel” .

What is the Present Tense of Travel?

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

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Travel?

Past perfect tense of take is “ had Traveled ”.

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To Travel: The Conjugation of the Italian Verb Viaggiare

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Viaggiare is an uncomplicated verb of Latin origin that means to travel or to journey and that has gifted the English language with the romantic term "voyage."

Interestingly, viaggiare comes from the noun viaticum , whose root resides in via , or road, and that is both a term used for the Holy Eucharist (to strengthen a dying person for the journey ahead), and the term for the allowance given to Roman officials for travel on official business.

Regular and Intransitive

Viaggiare is a regular first-conjugation - are  verb and it is intransitive, though conjugated with the auxiliary avere , as sometimes happens. Remember your ground rules for the auxiliary match .

Since it is intransitive, you don't use viaggiare with a direct object—though you do hear people say, Ha viaggiato mezzo mondo! (he's traveled half the world!)—but rather with adverbs and descriptors of various kinds, such as complements of means or time: Viaggio poco (I don't travel much); viaggio per lavoro (I travel for work); viaggio spesso in treno (I travel often by train).

Note that in Italian you do not make transportation with a certain kind of vehicle into a verb. You do not say, "I fly a lot"; you say, "I travel by plane": viaggio in aereo (or prendo l'aereo ). And to take a trip is fare un viaggio .

Let's look at the conjugation, with a variety of uses.

Indicativo Presente: Present Indicative

A regular presente .

Indicativo Imperfetto: Imperfect Indicative

A regular imperfetto .

Indicativo Passato Prossimo: Indicative Present Perfect

Your first compound tense, the passato prossimo is made of the auxiliary and the participio passato , viaggiato .

Indicativo Passato Remoto: Indicative Remote Past

A regular passato remoto .

Indicativo Trapassato Prossimo: Indicative Past Perfect

A regular trapassato prossimo , made of the imperfetto of the auxiliary and the participio passato .

Indicativo Trapassato Remoto: Indicative Preterite Perfect

The trapassato remoto , made of the passato remoto of the auxiliary and the participio passato. A tense for remote storytelling.

Indicativo Futuro Semplice: Indicative Simple Future

A regular futuro semplice .

Indicativo Futuro Anteriore: Indicative Future Perfect

The futuro anteriore , made of the simple future of the auxiliary and the participio passato .

Congiuntivo Presente: Present Subjunctive

A regular congiuntivo presente .

Congiuntivo Imperfetto: Imperfect Subjunctive

A regular congiuntivo imperfetto .

Congiuntivo Passato: Present Perfect Subjunctive

The congiuntivo passato is made of the congiuntivo presente of the auxiliary and the participio passato .

Congiuntivo Trapassato: Past Perfect Subjunctive

A regular congiuntivo trapassato , made of the congiuntivo imperfetto of the auxiliary and the participio passato .

Condizionale Presente: Present Conditional

A regular condizionale presente .

Condizionale Passato: Past Conditional

The condizionale passato , made of the condizionale presente of the auxiliary and the participio passato .

Imperativo: Imperative

Infinito presente & passato: present & past infinitive.

As you know, often the infinito functions as a noun, or infinito sostantivato .

Participio Presente & Passato: Present & Past Participle

In the case of viaggiare , the participio presente , viaggiante , is actually often used, mostly as an adjective: il personale viaggiante (the traveling personnel, as opposed to the fixed or office personnel that does not travel) or la merce viaggiante (the traveling cargo). On the other hand, the participio passato of viaggiare does not have much use outside of its strict auxiliary purpose.

Gerundio Presente & Passato: Present & Past Gerund

Remember the great uses of the Italian gerundio .

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Conjugaison du verbe anglais to travel

Traduction to travel.

Simple present

Present progressive/continuous, simple past, past progressive/continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect progressive/continuous, past perfect, past perfect progressive/continuous, future progressive/continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, conditional, progressive, perfect progressive.

Arabic for travel

The Arabic verb for travel is written ﺳَﺎﻓَﺮَ and pronunced saafara in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳُﺴَﺎﻓِﺮُ and pronounced yusaafiru. See more conjugations

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Russian Attacks Open a New Front in Ukraine

Russia’s latest offensive has expanded the battlefield along Ukraine’s northern border, and sent thousands of civilians fleeing to Kharkiv, the closest large city.

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By Jeffrey Gettleman

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Reporting from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and surrounding villages affected by the new Russian offensive.

As fighting continued to flare along the Russia-Ukraine border on Saturday, civilians fleeing for their lives stepped out of evacuation vans one by one, some on unsteady legs.

An older woman struggled with two large, confused dogs. A boy clutched his birth certificate, laminated and worn. An older couple grumbled at each other about who was going to lug their heavy bag. Another woman gingerly carried a wire cage holding a bright green parrot.

Even the bird inside, which provided the one drop of color in a grim tableau, seemed desperate to flee the shelling, said the woman, Natasha Radchenko.

“He was shaking,” she said. “And hiding.”

After two long years, the war in Ukraine keeps finding new zones of misery.

Over the past two days, several thousand civilians who had hung on through some very tough times finally abandoned their homes in Ukraine’s northeast after the Russians opened a new front.

On Friday at dawn, Russian troops launched a complex attack with aircraft, artillery, infantry troops and armor, surging across the border near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city. By all accounts — and by the shudders of enormous bombs hitting the ground not far from the evacuation point — the two sides are now locked in heavy fighting over a string of villages just a few miles inside Ukrainian territory.

By Saturday evening, it wasn’t clear who was winning. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have captured five border settlements, which Ukraine denied, though one independent military analyst said that geolocated footage showed Ukrainian drone strikes on presumed Russian armor that had, indeed, crossed the border. Ukrainian officials said that they were counterattacking and that the Russians had advanced no more than three miles beyond the border.

Military analysts say they believe the incursion may be part of a wily Russian strategy, not necessarily to open a new line of attack on Kharkiv but to suck away Ukraine’s forces from other battlefields where the Ukrainians are already worn out and stretched thin.

“It is likely the coming weeks will be a very grim affair for the Ukrainian ground forces in the east,” said Mick Ryan, a retired Australian general and fellow at the Lowy Institute, a Sydney-based research group, in an initial assessment of the offensive.

“While the attacks at present appear to be small in scale,” he said, the purpose is to “dent Ukrainian morale — both civilian and military.”

Mr. Ryan added, “If the Ukrainians decide to hold ground at all costs, they will lose more of their increasingly smaller army.”

The result, he said, could be “a severe test,” and “one of the toughest moments for Ukraine in the war so far.”

Military analysts say the new offensive is unlikely to reach the streets of Kharkiv. The Ukrainian military has built elaborate defenses around the city — digging miles of trenches and sowing the landscape with glistening razor wire, mines and countless small cement pyramids that block tanks — “dragons’ teeth,” as the soldiers here call them. Ukrainian officials, from President Volodymyr Zelensky on down, have also indicated they are rushing in reinforcements.

Still, Ukraine must be careful how it responds, given its depleted military. Supplies from a long-delayed American aid package are only beginning to trickle to the front lines, leaving the Ukrainians more vulnerable than they have been in months.

Russian forces have been slowly but steadily chewing through Ukrainian defenses 150 miles south of Kharkiv, heading toward the small but strategically located old factory town of Chasiv Yar . Recent reports indicate that Russian troops have advanced close enough to a critical highway to nearly cut Ukrainian supply lines. The Russians have attacked the northern border area precisely to distract the Ukrainian forces in this area, Ukrainian military officials said, but they insisted that it wasn’t working.

The northern border villages where fighting now rages have been fought over before. The small town of Vovchansk has experienced the full war cycle — occupied by Russian troops after the full-scale invasion in February 2022, liberated that September and sporadically shelled since then.

Video footage widely circulated on Ukrainian media channels revealed the aftermath from the past two days of relentless bombardment: fires burning in Vovchansk’s streets, splintered trees, deserted, roofless homes and elegant, cream-colored buildings with giant holes punched through them, their walls turned into cascades of tumbling bricks.

This is the assaulted landscape that people are fleeing. At least three people have been killed, and residents said it was a miracle more had not. Until Friday afternoon, Tetiana Novikova had spent her entire 55 years in Vovchansk. She was born there, married there, worked in a factory there and raised two children there.

But the shelling became so terrifying that she and her family made the painful decision to turn their backs on the home where they had lived for decades and jump into a van driven by a volunteer evacuation team. On Friday evening, she arrived with her elderly parents, shaken, hungry and a bit lost, at a Kharkiv school that has been turned into a reception center for displaced people.

The only ones left in Vovchansk, Ms. Novikova said, “are the old and the disabled, and they can’t move.”

“If a missile hits where they live,” she added, “the streets will be full of dead bodies.”

In recent days life in her town had become untenable: no phone service, electricity, internet and not much food. All the supermarkets were closed, as was the outdoor market. Even Ukrainian soldiers had left, residents reported, though Ukrainian officials have said troops are still defending Vovchansk, perhaps from the outskirts.

“It’s impossible to go back,” Ms. Novikova said. “The Russians are destroying everything. They are erasing streets.”

While her family was hunkered down during a recent air raid, she said that a Russian bomb had taken out a nearby school. The blast wave was so big it shattered windows and rocked homes blocks away.

“And that’s just one bomb,” she said. “They are dropping dozens.”

Oleksandra Mykolyshyn contributed reporting from Kharkiv, Marc Santora from Kyiv, Ukraine, and Constant Méheut from Lviv, Ukraine.

Jeffrey Gettleman is an international correspondent based in London covering global events. He has worked for The Times for more than 20 years. More about Jeffrey Gettleman