Past tense of bump
regular verb
The past tense of bump is bumped. The past participle is also bumped.
Forms of bump
| Base form (V1) | bump /bʌmp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bumped /bʌmpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | bumped /bʌmpt/ |
| Present participle | bumping /ˈbʌmpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | bumps /bʌmps/ |
Bumped in a sentence
- Their car got bumped while they were turning at the junction.
- I bumped the font size up to make my document easier to read.
- Jeremy had a knot on his head where he had bumped it on the bedframe.From the entry knot
- I accidentally bumped into him, and he flipped me the bird.From the entry flip the bird
- He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking.From the entry bump into
Meaning of bump
- noun A light blow or jolting collision.
- noun The sound of such a collision.
- noun Any light sound.
Questions about the past tense of bump
- What is the past tense of bump?
- The past tense of bump is bumped.
- What is the past participle of bump?
- The past participle of bump is bumped.
- Is bump a regular or irregular verb?
- Bump is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bump (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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