Past tense of clamber
regular verb
The past tense of clamber is clambered. The past participle is also clambered.
Forms of clamber
| Base form (V1) | clamber /ˈklæmbə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | clambered |
| Past participle (V3) | clambered |
| Present participle | clambering |
| Third person singular | clambers |
Clambered in a sentence
- The children clambered over the jungle gym.
- And in a trice he has clambered onto the kitchen dresser and is reaching for the top shelf.2013, J[ohn] M[axwell] Coetzee, chapter 22, in The Childhood of Jesus, Melbourne, Vic.: The Text Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 220
- We clambered up a screed slope.From the entry screed
- Octopus clambered about from hole to hole and startled sweep blurred away as we passed.1993, Tim Winton, Land's Edge, Picador, published 2014, page 28. From the entry sweep
- Chess clambered to his feet, feeling power surge along nerves and muscles, electrifying and painful with his fury.2010, Gemma Files, edited by Sandra Kasturi, A Book of Tongues (The Hexslinger Series; 1), Toronto, Ont.: ChiZine Publications, →ISBN. From the entry inflood
Meaning of clamber
- verb To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
- noun The act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.
Questions about the past tense of clamber
- What is the past tense of clamber?
- The past tense of clamber is clambered.
- What is the past participle of clamber?
- The past participle of clamber is clambered.
- Is clamber a regular or irregular verb?
- Clamber is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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