Past tense of corner
regular verb
The past tense of corner is cornered. The past participle is also cornered.
Forms of corner
| Base form (V1) | corner /ˈkɔːnə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | cornered |
| Past participle (V3) | cornered |
| Present participle | cornering |
| Third person singular | corners /ˈkɔɹnɚz/ |
Cornered in a sentence
- The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
- In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2013
- Cornered by the authorities, the shooter turned the gun on himself.From the entry turn on
- Those two properties cornered up in the vicinity of Main Street.From the entry corner up
- Once cornered, the bank robbers resorted to using their guns.From the entry resorted
Meaning of corner
- noun The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
- noun The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point.
- noun The projection into space of an angle in a solid object.
Questions about the past tense of corner
- What is the past tense of corner?
- The past tense of corner is cornered.
- What is the past participle of corner?
- The past participle of corner is cornered.
- Is corner a regular or irregular verb?
- Corner is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: corner (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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