Past tense of leap
regular verb
The past tense of leap is leaped or leapt. The past participle is also leaped or leapt.
Forms of leap
| Base form (V1) | leap /ˈliːp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | leaped /liːpt/ leapt /lɛpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | leaped /liːpt/ leapt /lɛpt/ |
| Present participle | leaping /ˈliːpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | leaps /liːps/ |
Leaped and leapt in a sentence
- After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball—or, rather, stumbled for it.From the entry for
- My mistimed leap was declared a false start since I leaped before the gun.From the entry mistimed
- I leaped up in an excess of enthusiasm.From the entry excess
- The television movie was so suspenseful that I leaped in the air and screamed when the doorbell rang.From the entry suspenseful
- In a patch of sunlit windblown water a fish leaped from the surface.2022, Ian McEwan, Lessons, page 168. From the entry windblown
Meaning of leap
- verb To jump.
- verb To pass over by a leap or jump.
- verb To copulate with (a female beast).
Questions about the past tense of leap
- What is the past tense of leap?
- The past tense of leap is leaped or leapt.
- What is the past participle of leap?
- The past participle of leap is leaped or leapt.
- Is leap a regular or irregular verb?
- Leap is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: leap (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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