Past tense of dump
regular verb
The past tense of dump is dumped. The past participle is also dumped.
Forms of dump
| Base form (V1) | dump /dʌmp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dumped /dʌmpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dumped /dʌmpt/ |
| Present participle | dumping /ˈdʌmpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dumps /dʌmps/ |
Dumped in a sentence
- Other liquids produced in the refining process, too unstable or smoky for lamplight, were burned or dumped.2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847
- Sarah dumped Nelson after finding out he was cheating on her.
- She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.From the entry bam
- The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.From the entry transparent
- I've been in a bad mood since I was dumped by my ex-boyfriend.From the entry mood
Meaning of dump
- noun A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
- noun A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- noun That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
Questions about the past tense of dump
- What is the past tense of dump?
- The past tense of dump is dumped.
- What is the past participle of dump?
- The past participle of dump is dumped.
- Is dump a regular or irregular verb?
- Dump is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dump (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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