Past tense of combust
regular verb
The past tense of combust is combusted. The past participle is also combusted.
Forms of combust
| Base form (V1) | combust /kəmˈbʌst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | combusted |
| Past participle (V3) | combusted |
| Present participle | combusting |
| Third person singular | combusts |
Combusted in a sentence
- Brom swore after that he spoke only the truth, the truth that as he sat by my side praying for my soul, my body had combusted into flame, the fire rapidly engulfing my entire being.2014, Adelais Selwyn, Eadric, volume 1
Meaning of combust
- verb To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
- verb To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
- verb To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
Questions about the past tense of combust
- What is the past tense of combust?
- The past tense of combust is combusted.
- What is the past participle of combust?
- The past participle of combust is combusted.
- Is combust a regular or irregular verb?
- Combust is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: combust (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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