Past tense of collapse
regular verb
The past tense of collapse is collapsed. The past participle is also collapsed.
Forms of collapse
| Base form (V1) | collapse /kəˈlæps/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | collapsed |
| Past participle (V3) | collapsed |
| Present participle | collapsing |
| Third person singular | collapses |
Collapsed in a sentence
- The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.
- Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.
- Rome was sacked by Germans and the Western Roman Empire collapsed.From the entry german
- After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.From the entry power
- When she touched the artifact, it collapsed into a heap of fine dust.From the entry fine
Meaning of collapse
- verb To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
- verb To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
- verb To fold compactly.
Questions about the past tense of collapse
- What is the past tense of collapse?
- The past tense of collapse is collapsed.
- What is the past participle of collapse?
- The past participle of collapse is collapsed.
- Is collapse a regular or irregular verb?
- Collapse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: collapse (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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