Past tense of gripe
regular verb
The past tense of gripe is griped. The past participle is also griped.
Forms of gripe
| Base form (V1) | gripe /ɡɹaɪp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | griped |
| Past participle (V3) | griped |
| Present participle | griping |
| Third person singular | gripes |
Griped in a sentence
- "Crimony!" Matthew griped as he bent over and tried to catch his breath.2008, Carolyn Hart Bennett, Seven Sisters: The Voyage, →ISBN, page 169. From the entry crimony
- She griped fetchingly at a clot of news workers who blocked her view.1996 February 20, Francis X. Clines, “Judgments On Politics, Primaries, Pancakes”, in New York Times, retrieved 18 Jul 2015. From the entry make a better door than a window
- "What kind of Conch Queen of Doom are you?" he griped, angrily jabbing at Sabrina with his trident.1999, Bobbi J. G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss, Age of Aquariums, Archway Paperback, →ISBN, page 133. From the entry merguard
- A few truck drivers griped drowsily about the tattlers in their cabs which graphed the mileage per hour per day.1960, Edward Hogland, The circle home. From the entry tattler
Meaning of gripe
- verb To complain; to whine.
- verb To annoy or bother.
- verb To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
Questions about the past tense of gripe
- What is the past tense of gripe?
- The past tense of gripe is griped.
- What is the past participle of gripe?
- The past participle of gripe is griped.
- Is gripe a regular or irregular verb?
- Gripe is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gripe (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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