Past tense of dredge
regular verb
The past tense of dredge is dredged. The past participle is also dredged.
Forms of dredge
| Base form (V1) | dredge /dɹɛd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dredged |
| Past participle (V3) | dredged |
| Present participle | dredging |
| Third person singular | dredges |
Dredged in a sentence
- A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.From the entry channel
- The silty river needed its channel dredged periodically to remain navigable.From the entry silty
- Despite the lack of written records, we have dredged up a few flutters of information about that era of history.From the entry flutter
- The upper reaches of this bay are not sailable; there are too many shoals and no dredged channel.From the entry sailable
- Don′t miss the rusty relics dredged up from the original pier, and the spooky old sideshow machines.2009, Charles Rawlings-Way, Meg Worby, Lindsay Brown, Paul Harding, Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin, Lonely Planet, page 63. From the entry sideshow
Meaning of dredge
- noun A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds.
- noun A dredging machine.
- noun An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Questions about the past tense of dredge
- What is the past tense of dredge?
- The past tense of dredge is dredged.
- What is the past participle of dredge?
- The past participle of dredge is dredged.
- Is dredge a regular or irregular verb?
- Dredge is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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