Past tense of cram
regular verb
The past tense of cram is crammed. The past participle is also crammed.
Forms of cram
| Base form (V1) | cram /kɹæm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | crammed |
| Past participle (V3) | crammed |
| Present participle | cramming |
| Third person singular | crams |
Crammed in a sentence
- But you still need to check in with the Arch Linux community now and then to make sure that none of their crazy shit is going to be crammed down your throat the next update.
- In part, yes, but as Sir John Eliot had observed in 1955, while Chairman of the London Transport Executive: 'They're not crammed in.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 244
- We couldn't afford the good tickets, so we spent the flight crammed in coach.From the entry coach
- The soup was distastefully crammed with every spice from the spice cabinet.From the entry distastefully
- The meeting was distastefully crammed with trivial agenda items.From the entry distastefully
Meaning of cram
- verb To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- verb To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.
- verb To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
Questions about the past tense of cram
- What is the past tense of cram?
- The past tense of cram is crammed.
- What is the past participle of cram?
- The past participle of cram is crammed.
- Is cram a regular or irregular verb?
- Cram is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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