Past tense of cage
regular verb
The past tense of cage is caged. The past participle is also caged.
Forms of cage
| Base form (V1) | cage /keɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | caged |
| Past participle (V3) | caged |
| Present participle | caging |
| Third person singular | cages |
Caged in a sentence
- And the row of human captors, ever leering, They who caged me, Know their power and gloat on my captivity.1923, Animal World: An Advocate of Humanity, page 33
- The industrial practice of caging commercial laying hens has given caged housing a bad narne.2010, Gail Damerow, Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens, 3rd Edition, →ISBN
- This cat—my daughter's cat and my grandcat—arrived here weeks ago, caged and collared and thoroughly citified.2004, Ellen Goodman, “A Sense of Place”, in Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry grandcat
- With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4. From the entry animal
- Human Nature has as its hero a caged ape man, and, like him, it has been hanging around for quite a while awaiting release.2002 December 26, Sydney Morning Herald. From the entry apeman
Meaning of cage
- noun An enclosure made of spaced bars, normally to hold animals while providing some ventilation.
- noun The passenger compartment of a lift.
- noun The goal.
Questions about the past tense of cage
- What is the past tense of cage?
- The past tense of cage is caged.
- What is the past participle of cage?
- The past participle of cage is caged.
- Is cage a regular or irregular verb?
- Cage is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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