Past tense of harry
regular verb
The past tense of harry is harried. The past participle is also harried.
Forms of harry
| Base form (V1) | harry /ˈhæɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | harried |
| Past participle (V3) | harried |
| Present participle | harrying |
| Third person singular | harries |
Harried in a sentence
- Chelsea also struggled to keep possession as QPR harried and chased at every opportunity, giving their opponents no time on the ball.2011 October 23, Becky Ashton, “QPR 1 – 0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport
- The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, begging for sweets.From the entry orbit
- The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.From the entry harried
- Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half.8 May 2019, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in The Guardian. From the entry hack
- Eventually the harried waitress turns paparazza and drives them out with flashbulbs.1991, Barry Brummett, Rhetorical Dimensions of Popular Culture, University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry paparazza
Meaning of harry
- verb To plunder, pillage, assault.
- verb To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
- verb To strip, lay waste, ravage.
Questions about the past tense of harry
- What is the past tense of harry?
- The past tense of harry is harried.
- What is the past participle of harry?
- The past participle of harry is harried.
- Is harry a regular or irregular verb?
- Harry is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
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