Past tense of grab
regular verb
The past tense of grab is grabbed. The past participle is also grabbed.
Forms of grab
| Base form (V1) | grab /ˈɡɹæb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | grabbed /ɡɹæbd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | grabbed /ɡɹæbd/ |
| Present participle | grabbing /ˈɡɹæbɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grabs /ɡɹæbz/ |
Grabbed in a sentence
- I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
- The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
- The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting anyone he could.From the entry shoot
- The man, in a desperate bid for freedom, grabbed his gun and started shooting.From the entry shoot
- He thrust his arm into the icy stream and grabbed a wriggling fish, astounding the observers.From the entry thrust
Meaning of grab
- verb To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- verb To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- verb To restrain someone; to arrest.
Questions about the past tense of grab
- What is the past tense of grab?
- The past tense of grab is grabbed.
- What is the past participle of grab?
- The past participle of grab is grabbed.
- Is grab a regular or irregular verb?
- Grab is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grab (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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