Past tense of clock
regular verb
The past tense of clock is clocked. The past participle is also clocked.
Forms of clock
| Base form (V1) | clock /klɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | clocked |
| Past participle (V3) | clocked |
| Present participle | clocking |
| Third person singular | clocks |
Clocked in a sentence
- He was clocked at 155 miles per hour.
- Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 186
- We clocked in at 7:30, but didn't actually do any work until at least 8.From the entry clock in
- Most of the staff have already clocked off for the night, you should do the same.From the entry clock off
- I finished off all the outstanding orders before I clocked out.From the entry finish off
Meaning of clock
- noun A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
- noun A common noun relating to an instrument that measures or keeps track of time.
- noun The odometer of a motor vehicle.
Questions about the past tense of clock
- What is the past tense of clock?
- The past tense of clock is clocked.
- What is the past participle of clock?
- The past participle of clock is clocked.
- Is clock a regular or irregular verb?
- Clock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clock (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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