Past tense of fuel
regular verb
The past tense of fuel is fueled or fuelled. The past participle is also fueled or fuelled.
Forms of fuel
| Base form (V1) | fuel /ˈfjuːəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | fueled /ˈfjuː.əld/ fuelled /ˈfjuː.əld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | fueled /ˈfjuː.əld/ fuelled /ˈfjuː.əld/ |
| Present participle | fueling |
| Third person singular | fuels |
Fueled and fuelled in a sentence
- One detail that has fueled speculation for over a decade is the tyre tracks, which show the Highlander accelerated as it went down the embankment rather than braking.2026 July 18, Nicholas Muhoro, “Bryce Laspisa Vanished Near Castaic Lake After Spending 13 Hours Parked on a California Highway”, in Skip...
- The incident, dubbed Collargate or Dogtober 7th by fans, has fueled heated discussions across social media.[2025 October 30, “U.S. Vice President JD Vance comments on Hasan Piker's dog collar controversy”, in The Times Of India, Mumbai: Bennet…. From the entry Dogtober 7th
- The cancellation has fueled skepticism and disappointment among Adele’s Daydreamers, her fandom.2022 January 25, Linda Hasco, “Adele’s postponed Las Vegas residency: She’s apologized, but do we really know what’s behind it?”, in…. From the entry daydreamer
- The score is also a reminder of what fueled Morgan’s shopping mania, uncurbable and lifelong.2009 April 17, Holland Cotter, “J. P. Morgan’s Shopaholic Approach to Art Collecting Gets an Update”, in New York Times. From the entry uncurbable
- To a large extent, says Allen, this antivaccination impulse is fueled by an ignorance of the past.2007 February 4, David Oshinsky, “Preventive Medicine”, in New York Times. From the entry antivaccination
Meaning of fuel
- noun Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- noun Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
- noun Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
Questions about the past tense of fuel
- What is the past tense of fuel?
- The past tense of fuel is fueled or fuelled.
- What is the past participle of fuel?
- The past participle of fuel is fueled or fuelled.
- Is fuel a regular or irregular verb?
- Fuel is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fuel (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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