Past tense of limp
regular verb
The past tense of limp is limped. The past participle is also limped.
Forms of limp
| Base form (V1) | limp /lɪmp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | limped |
| Past participle (V3) | limped |
| Present participle | limping /ˈlɪmpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | limps /lɪmps/ |
Limped in a sentence
- The bomber limped home on one engine.
- The business limped through the recession
- I limped painfully down the stairs.From the entry painfully
- He needed the handrail, and he limped step by step, but he ascended at his full height.2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 98. From the entry starch
- The bald patch on his hip was hairing over and he no longer limped.1992, Hugh Ruppersburg, Georgia Voices: Fiction, page 492. From the entry hair
Meaning of limp
- verb To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
- verb To travel with a malfunctioning system of propulsion.
- verb To move or proceed irregularly.
Questions about the past tense of limp
- What is the past tense of limp?
- The past tense of limp is limped.
- What is the past participle of limp?
- The past participle of limp is limped.
- Is limp a regular or irregular verb?
- Limp is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: limp (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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