Past tense of jerk
regular verb
The past tense of jerk is jerked. The past participle is also jerked.
Forms of jerk
| Base form (V1) | jerk /ˈd͡ʒɜːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | jerked |
| Past participle (V3) | jerked |
| Present participle | jerking |
| Third person singular | jerks |
Jerked in a sentence
- This longtime West End eatery prepares chicken the way locals like it: curried, fried, jerked, and baked.2016, Fodor's Travel Guides, Fodor's Essential Caribbean, Fodor's Travel, →ISBN
- I jerked the little girl back from in front of a speeding car just in time.From the entry in front of
- Poquita whuffled and jerked at her lead, trying to swing right around.2010, Peggy Nicholson, Serpent in Turquoise, page 72. From the entry whuffle
- Shoot, Sniffer jerked away and took off like a scalded dog.2010, R. Harper Mason, Lyin' Like a Dog. From the entry like a scalded dog
- At the word "treats," Jelly Bean jerked up her head and a sub-woofer wuffle fluttered her nostrils.2009, Anne Louise MacDonald, Seeing Red, Kids Can Press, →ISBN, page 181. From the entry wuffle
Meaning of jerk
- noun A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- noun A quick pull on something.
- noun A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, immoral, self-centered, or disagreeable.
Questions about the past tense of jerk
- What is the past tense of jerk?
- The past tense of jerk is jerked.
- What is the past participle of jerk?
- The past participle of jerk is jerked.
- Is jerk a regular or irregular verb?
- Jerk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jerk (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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