Past tense of harden
regular verb
The past tense of harden is hardened. The past participle is also hardened.
Forms of harden
| Base form (V1) | harden /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hardened /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hardened /ˈhɑːdn̩d/ |
| Present participle | hardening |
| Third person singular | hardens |
Hardened in a sentence
- Television replays hardened the suspicion it was a calculated move on Ramos’s part and, when Salah landed with a hell of a thud, the damage was considerable.2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)
- He hardened as he imagined himself running his hands over her small breasts1999 August 2, Karen Mitchell, “Files from the Feminet BBS NOVAD5.TXT 38.38 KB”, in alt.sex.stories.tg (Usenet)
- Seeing so much suffering for so long hardened his heart.From the entry harden someone's heart
- She hardened her heart against his inevitable pleas.From the entry harden someone's heart
- One of them was a hulking brute of a man, heavily tattooed and with a hardened face that practically screamed "I just got out of jail."From the entry brute
Meaning of harden
- verb To become hard.
- verb To make something hard or harder.
- verb To strengthen.
Questions about the past tense of harden
- What is the past tense of harden?
- The past tense of harden is hardened.
- What is the past participle of harden?
- The past participle of harden is hardened.
- Is harden a regular or irregular verb?
- Harden is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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