Past tense of camp
regular verb
The past tense of camp is camped. The past participle is also camped.
Forms of camp
| Base form (V1) | camp /ˈkæmp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | camped /kæmpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | camped /kæmpt/ |
| Present participle | camping /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | camps /kæmps/ |
Camped in a sentence
- A few hours before sundown we camped at a small playa lake sunk beneath the level of the grass.2013, Philipp Meyer, The Son, Simon & Schuster, published 2014, page 73
- The bullocks camped in front on the big fire, with the black line of trees facing them.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 10
- How am I supposed to do anything if I get spawn camped in five seconds?From the entry spawn camp
- He camped down at my feet.From the entry camp down
- Brett's camped out on the couch, watching Mexican prize fighting on cablevision.2007, Wayne Lee Gay, Short Stories, page 68. From the entry cablevision
Meaning of camp
- noun An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
- noun An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.
- noun A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.
Questions about the past tense of camp
- What is the past tense of camp?
- The past tense of camp is camped.
- What is the past participle of camp?
- The past participle of camp is camped.
- Is camp a regular or irregular verb?
- Camp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: camp (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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