Past tense of joke
regular verb
The past tense of joke is joked. The past participle is also joked.
Forms of joke
| Base form (V1) | joke /ˈd͡ʒəʊ̯k/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | joked |
| Past participle (V3) | joked |
| Present participle | joking /ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | jokes /d͡ʒəʊks/ |
Joked in a sentence
- She joked her way into the meeting.From the entry one's way
- He joked cleverly with each guest.From the entry cleverly
- "I feel old out there just in my early 30s," another joked.2023 May 31, Eva Martinello, “This 57-year-old streamer is way better at Apex Legends than you”, in Dot Esports, archived from the…. From the entry game sense
- “It’s Joever,” joked one fan with an attached image of a forlorn President Joe Biden.2022 December 22, DJ Byrnes, “NFL world reacts to major Russell Wilson change”, in The Comeback, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2022. From the entry joever
- 'I got my wig out and my globes,' she joked to E!2016 January 11, Caitlin O’Toole, “'I got my wig out and my globes': Katy Perry wears big hair and a VERY low-cut pink dress on red…. From the entry globe
Meaning of joke
- noun An amusing story.
- noun Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
- noun A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
Questions about the past tense of joke
- What is the past tense of joke?
- The past tense of joke is joked.
- What is the past participle of joke?
- The past participle of joke is joked.
- Is joke a regular or irregular verb?
- Joke is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: joke (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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