Past tense of damage
regular verb
The past tense of damage is damaged. The past participle is also damaged.
Forms of damage
| Base form (V1) | damage /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | damaged /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | damaged /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒd/ |
| Present participle | damaging /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | damages /ˈdæmɪd͡ʒɪz/ |
Damaged in a sentence
- After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the damaged left engine’s propeller.From the entry feather
- The house was condemned after it was badly damaged by fire.From the entry condemn
- There was a bit of a debate over who should pay for the damaged fence.From the entry debate
- Is your CD player broken, or is this one disc damaged?From the entry player
- Once he got that new scooter he turned into a whirlwind and damaged all the flowers.From the entry whirlwind
Meaning of damage
- noun Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- noun Cost or expense.
- verb To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
Questions about the past tense of damage
- What is the past tense of damage?
- The past tense of damage is damaged.
- What is the past participle of damage?
- The past participle of damage is damaged.
- Is damage a regular or irregular verb?
- Damage is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: damage (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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