Walked

Walked is the simple past tense and past participle of the verb walk. It denotes the act of moving on foot by placing one foot in front of the other, usually at a regular pace, for a short or long distance. In sentences, walked marks completed action in the past or functions as the participle in perfect tenses (has walked, had walked).

The verb walk is of Germanic origin; its modern form developed in Old English and Middle English from related West Germanic roots. The noun walk, meaning a stroll or promenade, shares a common origin with the verb.

As a regular verb, walked is formed by adding -ed to walk. In pronunciation, walked is typically pronounced with a final /t/ in many dialects (transcribed as /wɔːkt/ in IPA), since the base ends with a voiceless consonant /k/. English -ed has three common pronunciations: /t/ after voiceless consonants, /d/ after voiced consonants, and /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.

Common usages include walk to work, walk the dog, and take a walk. The past tense is used for completed actions: "She walked five miles yesterday." The past participle appears in perfect tenses: "She has walked." The phrasal verb walk through means to guide someone through a process, as in "The teacher walked the students through the procedure." Passive constructions such as "was walked" are rare but possible in contexts describing being led on a walk or being guided through something.

See also: walk, walking.