Past tense of assault
regular verb
The past tense of assault is assaulted. The past participle is also assaulted.
Forms of assault
| Base form (V1) | assault /əˈsɒlt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | assaulted |
| Past participle (V3) | assaulted |
| Present participle | assaulting |
| Third person singular | assaults |
Assaulted in a sentence
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
- I am suddenly assaulted by the most heartrending puppy-dog eyes I've ever seen as Emi pouts.From the entry heartrending
- I used to love that song, but being assaulted when that song was playing ruined the song for me.From the entry ruin
- Frank was proud of the fact that in all his years as a corrections officer, he had never been assaulted by an inmate.From the entry corrections officer
- “If someone assaulted you, if someone offended you, would you keep a memento of their assault?2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, quoting Sabrina Shroff, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC. From the entry lunchbox
Meaning of assault
- noun A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- noun A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like.
- noun An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.
Questions about the past tense of assault
- What is the past tense of assault?
- The past tense of assault is assaulted.
- What is the past participle of assault?
- The past participle of assault is assaulted.
- Is assault a regular or irregular verb?
- Assault is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assault (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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