Past tense of chop
regular verb
The past tense of chop is chopped. The past participle is also chopped.
Forms of chop
| Base form (V1) | chop /t͡ʃɒp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | chopped /t͡ʃɒpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | chopped /t͡ʃɒpt/ |
| Present participle | chopping |
| Third person singular | chops /t͡ʃɑps/ |
Chopped in a sentence
- A man had chopped a Sanitary Department coolie to death after an argument about money, Supreme Court was told today.1959 June 8, China Mail, page 10
- He chopped out a fat line.
- Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato.From the entry mince
- Now add the diced ham to the mixture, then stir in the chopped celery.From the entry diced
- In the final edit, the film was chopped down to two hours.From the entry chop down
Meaning of chop
- noun A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- noun A blow with an axe, cleaver, or similar implement.
- noun A blow delivered with the hand rigid and outstretched.
Questions about the past tense of chop
- What is the past tense of chop?
- The past tense of chop is chopped.
- What is the past participle of chop?
- The past participle of chop is chopped.
- Is chop a regular or irregular verb?
- Chop is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: chop (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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