Past tense of beam
regular verb
The past tense of beam is beamed. The past participle is also beamed.
Forms of beam
| Base form (V1) | beam /ˈbiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | beamed |
| Past participle (V3) | beamed |
| Present participle | beaming |
| Third person singular | beams /biːmz/ |
Beamed in a sentence
- The injured crewmembers were immediately beamed to sickbay.
- “I was going to say under the weather.” “Don't you worry.” Nora beamed at him.2021 February 28, Josh Lanyon, Mystery at the Masquerade: An M/M Cozy Mystery, volume 3, JustJoshin Publishing, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry drunkover
- She beamed a stiff Botox smile at him, all the initial coyness replaced by professional PR.2011, Ian Douglas Robertson, Turtle Hawks, page 180. From the entry Botox smile
- When we were all equally daiquiried she beamed at the boys.2010, Tanuja Desai Hidier, Born Confused. From the entry daiquiried
- Donovan." Sara beamed, obviously thrilled at being considered anyone's heartbreaker, especially Uncle Erik's.2006, Lynn Price, Donovan's Paradigm, Behler Publications, →ISBN, page 234. From the entry heartbreaker
Meaning of beam
- noun Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- noun One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- noun One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
Questions about the past tense of beam
- What is the past tense of beam?
- The past tense of beam is beamed.
- What is the past participle of beam?
- The past participle of beam is beamed.
- Is beam a regular or irregular verb?
- Beam is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: beam (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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