Regular verb
The verb to visit
visit → visited → visited
A2Meaning: to go and see a person or a place · Type: regular · Frequency: Top 50 English verbs
Key points to remember
- Present Simple:
visit / visits - Past Simple:
visited - Past participle:
visited - -ing form:
visiting
Conjugation of the verb to visit
Present Simple
| I | visit |
| You | visit |
| He / She / It | visits |
| We | visit |
| You (pl.) | visit |
| They | visit |
Past Simple
| I | visited |
| You | visited |
| He / She / It | visited |
| We | visited |
| You (pl.) | visited |
| They | visited |
All the forms of the verb to visit
Present Simple
Full pagevisit / visits
“I visit my grandma.”
See the pagePresent Continuous
Full pageam / is / are visiting
“I am visiting the museum right now.”
See the pagePast Simple
Full pagevisited
“I visited Paris last year.”
See the pagePast Continuous
Full pagewas / were visiting
“I was visiting the museum when the phone rang.”
See the pagePresent Perfect
Full pagehave / has visited
“I have already visited the museum.”
See the pagePast Perfect
Full pagehad visited
“She had already visited the museum when I arrived.”
See the pageFuture Simple
Full pagewill visit
“I will visit the museum tomorrow.”
See the pageGoing to Future
Full pageam / is / are going to visit
“I'm going to visit the museum this weekend.”
See the pageConditional (would)
Full pagewould visit
“I would visit the museum if I had time.”
See the pageHow to use to visit
1. Visiting a place
- I visited Paris.
2. Visiting a person
No preposition after visit: visit my grandma, not visit to my grandma.
- I visit my grandma every Sunday.
3. Visiting a website
- Visit our website.
A common mistake
1. I visited to my grandma ❌
Use visit + person, with no preposition: I visited my grandma. It is the same verb for a place: visit London.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the past simple of visit?+
The Past Simple of visit is visited. It is a regular verb: visit + -ed.
Can you visit a person?+
Yes! In English, visit works for a place and for a person: visit London (a place to see) and visit my grandma (a person). There is no preposition after visit.
What does pay a visit mean?+
Pay a visit (to someone) means to go and see someone. I paid a visit to my parents means I went to see my parents. Here, pay has nothing to do with money.
What is a visitor centre?+
A visitor centre (UK) or visitor center (US) is a building with information for visitors, in a museum, a national park or a town. For information about a town, you can also look for the tourist information office.
Can you visit a website?+
Yes. Visit a website is the normal way to say you go to a website. A person who does this is a website visitor. Click here to visit our site.
Updated on 12 November 2026 by the Big Challenge teaching team. Every year, more than 500,000 students across Europe take part in our English contest, created in 1999. Our teaching approach →
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