Past tense of flash
regular verb
The past tense of flash is flashed. The past participle is also flashed.
Forms of flash
| Base form (V1) | flash /flæʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flashed /flæʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | flashed /flæʃt/ |
| Present participle | flashing /ˈflæʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | flashes |
Flashed in a sentence
- He flashed the light at the water, trying to see what made the noise.
- The light flashed on and off.
- His heart beat apitpat with every smile she flashed his way.From the entry apitpat
- The word "ERROR" flashed up on the monitor, accompanied by a beeping sound.From the entry flash up
- This Roblox external I downloaded just flashed command prompts, I probably just got ratted by some e-gangster.From the entry e-gangster
Meaning of flash
- verb To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- verb To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- verb To be visible briefly.
Questions about the past tense of flash
- What is the past tense of flash?
- The past tense of flash is flashed.
- What is the past participle of flash?
- The past participle of flash is flashed.
- Is flash a regular or irregular verb?
- Flash is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: flash (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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