Past tense of hammer
regular verb
The past tense of hammer is hammered. The past participle is also hammered.
Forms of hammer
| Base form (V1) | hammer /ˈhæmə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hammered |
| Past participle (V3) | hammered |
| Present participle | hammering |
| Third person singular | hammers |
Hammered in a sentence
- Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.
- Fifteen minutes later, leaving a vapour trail of kitchen smells, I hammered into Obterre.2011, Tim Moore, French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France, page 58
- The fender was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be hammered out.From the entry hammer out
- It has a cymbalon, which is like a piano played like a hammered dulcimer.2007 July 22, Jeff Tweedy, “So, Mr. Would-Be Critic With Alt-Rock Leanings ...”, in New York Times. From the entry cymbalon
- The laminar bands of color to the west bleeding out under the hammered clouds.1992, Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses. From the entry laminar
Meaning of hammer
- noun A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
- noun The act of using a hammer to hit something.
- noun The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
Questions about the past tense of hammer
- What is the past tense of hammer?
- The past tense of hammer is hammered.
- What is the past participle of hammer?
- The past participle of hammer is hammered.
- Is hammer a regular or irregular verb?
- Hammer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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