Past tense of line
regular verb
The past tense of line is lined. The past participle is also lined.
Forms of line
| Base form (V1) | line /laɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lined /laɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lined /laɪnd/ |
| Present participle | lining /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lines /laɪnz/ |
Lined in a sentence
- They lined up the books against the wall.
- The dispatcher lined the switches at Pickle interlocking for the freight turnout to clear the train into the passing track before the express arrived.
- The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.From the entry pottery
- The worn-out soccer players lined up to congratulate the other team.From the entry worn-out
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.From the entry angler
Meaning of line
- noun A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- noun An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- noun A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
Questions about the past tense of line
- What is the past tense of line?
- The past tense of line is lined.
- What is the past participle of line?
- The past participle of line is lined.
- Is line a regular or irregular verb?
- Line is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: line (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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