Past tense of irk
regular verb
The past tense of irk is irked. The past participle is also irked.
Forms of irk
| Base form (V1) | irk /ɜːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | irked |
| Past participle (V3) | irked |
| Present participle | irking |
| Third person singular | irks |
Irked in a sentence
- John's mischief, tying his shoelaces together, irked George at first.From the entry mischief
- The pope’s acceptance that global warming is almost certainly man-made has irked the vocal minority with more skeptical views.2015 June 28, Paul Vallely, “The Pope's Ecological Vow”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry global warming
- The irked actor stormed off the set.2015, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. From the entry irked
- This business of the head-rag irked her endlessly.1937, Zora Neale Hurston, chapter 6, in Their Eyes Were Watching God, University of Illinois Press, published 1978, page 86. From the entry head rag
- YOUNG COLLEGE MAN, travelled, slightly peeved and irked, not disenchanted, would relish hearing from bright young things with gay outlook, brilliant notions.1952 January 14, “The Press: Strictly Personal”, in Time, retrieved 22 Aug 2014. From the entry bright young thing
Meaning of irk
- verb To irritate; annoy; bother.
- noun An annoyance.
Questions about the past tense of irk
- What is the past tense of irk?
- The past tense of irk is irked.
- What is the past participle of irk?
- The past participle of irk is irked.
- Is irk a regular or irregular verb?
- Irk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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