Past tense of bomb
regular verb
The past tense of bomb is bombed. The past participle is also bombed.
Forms of bomb
| Base form (V1) | bomb /bɒm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bombed |
| Past participle (V3) | bombed |
| Present participle | bombing /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bombs /bɒmz/ |
Bombed in a sentence
- Italy had bombed cities in the Ethiopian war; Italy and Germany had bombed civilians in the Spanish Civil War; at the start of World War II German planes dropped bombs on Rotterdam in Holland, Coventry in England, and elsewhere.2005, Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present, page 421
- Essendon was bombed in the early hours of 3 September 1916; a few houses and part of the church were destroyed, and two sisters killed.2007, David Parker, Hertfordshire Children in War and Peace, 1914-1939, page 59
- The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.From the entry critical
- Dan's brother bought us a bottle of whisky and we got bombed.From the entry bombed
- The infantry were destroyed after the enemy carpet bombed the ground they were occupying.From the entry carpet bomb
Meaning of bomb
- noun An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
- noun The atomic bomb.
- noun Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
Questions about the past tense of bomb
- What is the past tense of bomb?
- The past tense of bomb is bombed.
- What is the past participle of bomb?
- The past participle of bomb is bombed.
- Is bomb a regular or irregular verb?
- Bomb is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bomb (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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