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locked the stable door after the horse had bolted

locked the stable door after the horse had bolted is the simple past and past participle of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Verb

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present locks the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle locked the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Questions about locked the stable door after the horse had bolted

What is locked the stable door after the horse had bolted the simple past and past participle of?
Locked the stable door after the horse had bolted is the simple past and past participle of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

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  4. locked someone up and thrown away the key
  5. locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen
  6. locked the stable door after the horse had bolted
  7. locked through
  8. locked under
  9. locked up
  10. locked-in syndrome
  11. locked-room mystery

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