Past tense of channel
regular verb
The past tense of channel is channeled or channelled. The past participle is also channeled or channelled.
Forms of channel
| Base form (V1) | channel /ˈt͡ʃænəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | channeled channelled |
| Past participle (V3) | channeled channelled |
| Present participle | channeling |
| Third person singular | channels /ˈt͡ʃænəlz/ |
Channeled and channelled in a sentence
- The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed.1997, Eric J Evans, Thatcher and Thatcherism
- So I handed out lyrics by Allan Sherman, the shticky 1960s parody writer who my father revered and channeled to the end.2007 June 17, Bob Morris, “Mirth, in Honor of Dad”, in The New York Times
- It’s as if Theodor Geisel channeled Greek gods to create this place.2016 December 11, Michael J. Bailey, “A touch of Zeusian majesty in a world of Seussian whimsy”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 290…. From the entry Zeusian
- For all its clamor and its ritualized, channeled aggression, Warped is pretty wholesome.2012 July 22, Jon Pareles, “Thundering Mosh Pits and All the Free Hugs a Teenager Would Want”, in The New York Times. From the entry body-paint
- He later bought a '33 Ford coupe, chopped and channeled it and installed a Mercury engine.1958, Charles Beaumont, William F. Nolan, Omnibus of Speed: An Introduction to the World of Motor Sport, Putnam, page 183. From the entry chopped
Meaning of channel
- noun The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.
- noun The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
- noun The navigable part of a river.
Questions about the past tense of channel
- What is the past tense of channel?
- The past tense of channel is channeled or channelled.
- What is the past participle of channel?
- The past participle of channel is channeled or channelled.
- Is channel a regular or irregular verb?
- Channel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: channel (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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