Past tense of geld
regular verb
The past tense of geld is gelded. The past participle is also gelded.
Forms of geld
| Base form (V1) | geld /ɡɛld/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gelded /ˈɡeldəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | gelded /ˈɡeldəd/ |
| Present participle | gelding /ˈɡɛldɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | gelds |
Past tense of geld by meaning
- to tax geld.: gelded
- to castrate a male (usually an animal).: gelded or gelt
Gelded in a sentence
- "Poor old Topaz," said Mrs Flanders, as he stretched himself out in the sun, and she smiled, thinking how she had had him gelded, and how she did not like red hair in men.1922, Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room, Vintage Classics, paperback edition, pages 16–17
Meaning of geld
- noun A payment.
- noun In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
- verb To tax geld.
Questions about the past tense of geld
- What is the past tense of geld?
- The past tense of geld is gelded.
- What is the past participle of geld?
- The past participle of geld is gelded.
- Is geld a regular or irregular verb?
- Geld is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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