Past tense of ditch
regular verb
The past tense of ditch is ditched. The past participle is also ditched.
Forms of ditch
| Base form (V1) | ditch /dɪt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ditched /dɪt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ditched /dɪt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | ditching /ˈdɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | ditches /ˈdɪt͡ʃɪz/ |
Ditched in a sentence
- Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire.
- The soldiers ditched the tent to prevent flooding.
- We ditched the original design and decided to start afresh.From the entry afresh
- We think they should just move on because everyone has ditched Team Edward for Team PeeNiss.2012 October 11, Haley Boston, “The Rundown”, in The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, page 4. From the entry Peeniss
- My suppermates had ditched their guilt, too; but by the time we were through, our pants were tight and we were happy.2008, Aïda Rogers, “Rockaway Athletic Club, Columbia, Richland County”, in Stop Where the Parking Lot’s Full: A Collection of Sandlapper’s…. From the entry suppermate
Meaning of ditch
- noun A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- noun A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
- verb To discard or abandon; to stop associating with (someone).
Questions about the past tense of ditch
- What is the past tense of ditch?
- The past tense of ditch is ditched.
- What is the past participle of ditch?
- The past participle of ditch is ditched.
- Is ditch a regular or irregular verb?
- Ditch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ditch (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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