Past tense of laugh
regular verb
The past tense of laugh is laughed. The past participle is also laughed.
Forms of laugh
| Base form (V1) | laugh /lɐːf/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | laughed /læft/ |
| Past participle (V3) | laughed /læft/ |
| Present participle | laughing /ˈlɑːfɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | laughs |
Laughed in a sentence
- "You refuse to take me seriously," Lute said, when she had laughed her appreciation.1906, Jack London, Moon-Face
- They really laughed when he did Clinton, with a perfect accent and a leer.From the entry do
- He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.From the entry make
- If I had not been so tired, I should have laughed heartily.From the entry should
- We laughed at her because the label was still on her new sweater.From the entry label
Meaning of laugh
- noun An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
- noun Something that provokes mirth or scorn.
- noun A fun person.
Questions about the past tense of laugh
- What is the past tense of laugh?
- The past tense of laugh is laughed.
- What is the past participle of laugh?
- The past participle of laugh is laughed.
- Is laugh a regular or irregular verb?
- Laugh is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: laugh (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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