Past tense of hook
regular verb
The past tense of hook is hooked. The past participle is also hooked.
Forms of hook
| Base form (V1) | hook /hʊk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hooked /hʊkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hooked /hʊkt/ |
| Present participle | hooking /ˈhʊkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hooks /hʊks/ |
Hooked in a sentence
- He hooked a snake accidentally, and was so scared he dropped his rod into the water.
- No one seems to want anything but hooked mats now.1917, L M Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams
- Her love was crack to me, and I was hooked real bad.From the entry crack
- He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.From the entry hooked
- What's that dealy behind the cab with a chain hooked to it?From the entry dealy
Meaning of hook
- noun A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- noun A barbed metal hook used for fishing; a fishhook.
- noun Any of various hook-shaped agricultural implements such as a billhook.
Questions about the past tense of hook
- What is the past tense of hook?
- The past tense of hook is hooked.
- What is the past participle of hook?
- The past participle of hook is hooked.
- Is hook a regular or irregular verb?
- Hook is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hook (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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