Past tense of leak
regular verb
The past tense of leak is leaked. The past participle is also leaked.
Forms of leak
| Base form (V1) | leak /liːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | leaked /liːkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | leaked /liːkt/ |
| Present participle | leaking /ˈliːkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | leaks /liːks/ |
Leaked in a sentence
- Someone must have leaked it to our competitors that the new product will be out soon.
- There was a hole in the bucket, and all the water leaked out.From the entry out
- The newspaper claims a leaked confidential report by the government admits to problems with corrupt MPs.From the entry confidential
- Mr. X leaked the secret to Mr. Y who in turn leaked it to Mr. Z.From the entry in turn
- The news of her pregnancy eventually leaked out to the press.From the entry leak out
Meaning of leak
- noun A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- noun The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
- noun A divulgation, or disclosure, of information previously held secret.
Questions about the past tense of leak
- What is the past tense of leak?
- The past tense of leak is leaked.
- What is the past participle of leak?
- The past participle of leak is leaked.
- Is leak a regular or irregular verb?
- Leak is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: leak (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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