Past tense of block
regular verb
The past tense of block is blocked. The past participle is also blocked.
Forms of block
| Base form (V1) | block /blɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | blocked /blɑkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | blocked /blɑkt/ |
| Present participle | blocking /ˈblɒkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | blocks /blɑks/ |
Blocked in a sentence
- The pipe was blocked by leaves.
- His plan to take over the business was blocked by the boss.
- When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.From the entry knee
- The drain's blocked — and if the drain's blocked, the water won't flow.From the entry if
- The anonymous vandal was blocked after going on a vandalism spree.From the entry vandal
Meaning of block
- noun A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- noun A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- noun A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
Questions about the past tense of block
- What is the past tense of block?
- The past tense of block is blocked.
- What is the past participle of block?
- The past participle of block is blocked.
- Is block a regular or irregular verb?
- Block is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: block (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Past tense of block.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/past-tense/block. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.