Past tense of flame
regular verb
The past tense of flame is flamed. The past participle is also flamed.
Forms of flame
| Base form (V1) | flame /fleɪm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flamed /fleɪmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | flamed /fleɪmd/ |
| Present participle | flaming /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | flames /fleɪmz/ |
Flamed in a sentence
- I flamed him for spamming in my favourite newsgroup.
- I'm sure I'll get flamed, since lots of folks seem to worship CF.)1989 June 29, Neil McAvoy [Wing Attack Plan R], rec.music.gdead (Usenet)
- The plane's engine ingested a large bird and flamed out.From the entry ingest
- If he got flamed for his lies or his ignorance, he simply moved to another chat room.2001, Jonathan Franzen, The Corrections. From the entry chat room
- On the other side Mailey's yellow beard flamed like an oriflamme.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html)…. From the entry oriflamme
Meaning of flame
- noun The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
- noun A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
- noun An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.
Questions about the past tense of flame
- What is the past tense of flame?
- The past tense of flame is flamed.
- What is the past participle of flame?
- The past participle of flame is flamed.
- Is flame a regular or irregular verb?
- Flame is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flame (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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