Past tense of litter
regular verb
The past tense of litter is littered. The past participle is also littered.
Forms of litter
| Base form (V1) | litter /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | littered |
| Past participle (V3) | littered |
| Present participle | littering |
| Third person singular | litters |
Littered in a sentence
- The ground was littered with used syringes left behind by drug abusers.From the entry used
- The highways of the USA are littered with descansos, silent reminders of automobile accidents.From the entry descanso
- The shoreline was littered with the floating jettison from the wrecked freighter.From the entry jettison
- The ground was littered with broken bones.From the entry broken
- The cage was littered with animal waste.From the entry waste
Meaning of litter
- noun Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
- noun A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
- noun Animal bedding together with its dung.
Questions about the past tense of litter
- What is the past tense of litter?
- The past tense of litter is littered.
- What is the past participle of litter?
- The past participle of litter is littered.
- Is litter a regular or irregular verb?
- Litter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: litter (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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