Past tense of bombard
regular verb
The past tense of bombard is bombarded. The past participle is also bombarded.
Forms of bombard
| Base form (V1) | bombard /ˈbɒmˌbɑːd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bombarded |
| Past participle (V3) | bombarded |
| Present participle | bombarding |
| Third person singular | bombards |
Bombarded in a sentence
- The enemy's stronghold was bombarded for 3 hours straight.
- I was bombarded with WhatsApp messages after appearing on the news.
- Growing up, Gen Ys were bombarded with messages, more than any other generation.2013, Diane E. Spiegel, The Gen Y Handbook: Applying Relationship Leadership to Engage Millennials, SelectBooks, →ISBN. From the entry Gen Y
- We are all bombarded daily with newsworthy and "textworthy" vignettes telling of new psychological findings.1993, Ayala Malakh-Pines, Christina Maslach, Experiencing social psychology: readings and projects. From the entry textworthy
- Richard Lloyd adds: “People are sick of being bombarded with nuisance calls that invade their privacy and waste their time.”2015 June 9, Tom Parry, “Survivors' guide to cold call plague: How to deal with unwanted nuisance calls and texts”, in Mirror, UK…. From the entry nuisance call
Meaning of bombard
- noun A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
- noun A bassoon-like medieval musical instrument.
- noun A large liquor container made of leather, in the form of a jug or a bottle.
Questions about the past tense of bombard
- What is the past tense of bombard?
- The past tense of bombard is bombarded.
- What is the past participle of bombard?
- The past participle of bombard is bombarded.
- Is bombard a regular or irregular verb?
- Bombard is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bombard (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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