Past tense of groom
regular verb
The past tense of groom is groomed. The past participle is also groomed.
Forms of groom
| Base form (V1) | groom /ɡɹuːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | groomed /ɡɹuːmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | groomed /ɡɹuːmd/ |
| Present participle | grooming /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | grooms /ɡɹuːmz/ |
Groomed in a sentence
- Rabbits show dominance by demanding to be groomed, while cats show dominance by grooming the other.2026 July 5, @contemprainn.bsky.social, Bluesky (post), archived from the original on 06 Jul 2026
- It appears that Broderick's seconds, although cool, brave men, were entirely without experience in arranging a duel, and did not know that a man should be groomed for one as carefully as a horse is groomed for a race.1912, The Contest for California in 1861: How Colonel E.D. Baker Saved the Pacific States to the Union, page 51
- Back then, scammers groomed their victims to place bets on fake gambling websites.2022 February 20, Wong Shiying, “The pig-butchering scam: Con artists who come for your heart and wallet”, in The Straits Times. From the entry pig butchering
- India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.2013 May 11, “What a waste”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8835, page 12. From the entry run
- So Jesse groomed Silver with information to offset any and all misconceptions that might hinder her.2004 July, Treasure E. Blue, “The Rules”, in Harlem Girl Lost: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Peaceful Storm Publishing, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry unreasonability
Meaning of groom
- noun A man who is about to marry.
- noun A person who looks after horses.
- noun One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.
Questions about the past tense of groom
- What is the past tense of groom?
- The past tense of groom is groomed.
- What is the past participle of groom?
- The past participle of groom is groomed.
- Is groom a regular or irregular verb?
- Groom is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: groom (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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