Past tense of black
regular verb
The past tense of black is blacked. The past participle is also blacked.
Forms of black
| Base form (V1) | black /blæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blacked /blækt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | blacked /blækt/ |
| Present participle | blacking /ˈblækɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | blacks /blæks/ |
Blacked in a sentence
- The plants were blacked by the Transport and General Workers' Union and a consumer boycott was organised; both activities contributed to what the union saw as a victory.2003, Alun Howkins, The Death of Rural England, page 175
- The government released the redacted document, so most of it was blacked out as secret.From the entry redacted
- It'd be cool if this film were a little more blacked up.From the entry blacked up
- The countryside blacked out to avoid helping enemy aircraft.From the entry black out
- John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.From the entry halfway
Meaning of black
- adjective Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- adjective Without light.
- adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.).
Questions about the past tense of black
- What is the past tense of black?
- The past tense of black is blacked.
- What is the past participle of black?
- The past participle of black is blacked.
- Is black a regular or irregular verb?
- Black is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: black (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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