Past tense of dust
regular verb
The past tense of dust is dusted. The past participle is also dusted.
Forms of dust
| Base form (V1) | dust /dʌst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | dusted /ˈdʌstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | dusted /ˈdʌstɪd/ |
| Present participle | dusting /ˈdʌstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | dusts /dʌsts/ |
Dusted in a sentence
- Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The mother dusted her baby’s bum with talcum powder.
- He was on the ground, so I helped him up, dusted him down and brought him home.From the entry dust down
- I am rooted in bole soil that is dusted with sarcoline sand.2024 February 2, F. R. Wills, “Leaves”, in Frankness: a poetry pamphlet, page 7. From the entry sarcoline
- These chubby fries are dusted with sugar and spice and are totally irresistible.2021 January 20, Diane Bair, Pamela Wright, “Food and love are a great match in Portland, Maine. But does it make sense to go in winter?”…. From the entry sugar and spice
Meaning of dust
- noun Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.
- noun Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder.
- noun Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths.
Questions about the past tense of dust
- What is the past tense of dust?
- The past tense of dust is dusted.
- What is the past participle of dust?
- The past participle of dust is dusted.
- Is dust a regular or irregular verb?
- Dust is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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