Past tense of boom
regular verb
The past tense of boom is boomed. The past participle is also boomed.
Forms of boom
| Base form (V1) | boom /buːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | boomed /buːmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | boomed /buːmd/ |
| Present participle | booming /ˈbuːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | booms /buːmz/ |
Boomed in a sentence
- Thunder boomed in the distance and lightning flashes lit up the horizon.
- The cannon boomed, recoiled, and spewed a heavy smoke cloud.
- His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise.From the entry fruit
- His deep laughs boomed through the room.From the entry laugh
- A stern voice boomed over the loudspeaker.From the entry over
Meaning of boom
- verb To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- verb To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- verb To flourish, grow, or progress.
Questions about the past tense of boom
- What is the past tense of boom?
- The past tense of boom is boomed.
- What is the past participle of boom?
- The past participle of boom is boomed.
- Is boom a regular or irregular verb?
- Boom is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: boom (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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