Past tense of grin
regular verb
The past tense of grin is grinned. The past participle is also grinned.
Forms of grin
| Base form (V1) | grin /ɡɹɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | grinned /ɡɹɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | grinned /ɡɹɪnd/ |
| Present participle | grinning /ˈɡɹɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grins /ɡɹɪnz/ |
Grinned in a sentence
- She grinned pleasure at his embarrassment.
- He grinned a broad smile when I told him the result.
- Boys will be boys, grinned Grandpa as he watched his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he had given his grandson for Christmas.From the entry boys will be boys
- A small bone fell out first and Cody grinned, despite the grisly scene.2021, Reavis Z. Wortham, Laying Bones. From the entry coon-dick
- “It's obvious you’re in love with her,” the very, un-schoolmarmish, woman grinned.2021, Danni Roan, Devin’s Desire (Tales from Biders Clumb; volume 17), →ISBN, page 66. From the entry unschoolmarmish
Meaning of grin
- noun A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- verb To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.
- verb To express by grinning.
Questions about the past tense of grin
- What is the past tense of grin?
- The past tense of grin is grinned.
- What is the past participle of grin?
- The past participle of grin is grinned.
- Is grin a regular or irregular verb?
- Grin is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grin (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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