Past tense of lack
regular verb
The past tense of lack is lacked. The past participle is also lacked.
Forms of lack
| Base form (V1) | lack /læk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lacked /lækt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lacked /lækt/ |
| Present participle | lacking /ˈlækɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lacks /læks/ |
Lacked in a sentence
- The house of delegates in apartheid-era South Africa lacked any real voting power.From the entry delegate
- The author’s novels from her salad years lacked the sophistication and depth of her later works.From the entry salad year
- He said he could do it, but the flutter in his voice told me he lacked confidence.From the entry flutter
- Before the renovation the hotel lacked the human touch to attract visitors.From the entry human touch
- The letter lacked a ring of authenticity that would settle her doubts.From the entry ring of authenticity
Meaning of lack
- noun A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
- noun A defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.
- verb To be without, not to have, to need, to require.
Questions about the past tense of lack
- What is the past tense of lack?
- The past tense of lack is lacked.
- What is the past participle of lack?
- The past participle of lack is lacked.
- Is lack a regular or irregular verb?
- Lack is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lack (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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