Past tense of lob
regular verb
The past tense of lob is lobbed. The past participle is also lobbed.
Forms of lob
| Base form (V1) | lob /lɒb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lobbed |
| Past participle (V3) | lobbed |
| Present participle | lobbing |
| Third person singular | lobs /lɒbz/ |
Lobbed in a sentence
- The guard lobbed a pass just over the defender.
- The tennis player lobbed the ball, which was a costly mistake.
- It began with a verbal hand grenade lobbed by Mr.2025 February 11, Taylor Luck, “Jordan in a bind: What to offer Trump instead of taking in Gaza refugees?”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry hand grenade
- The grenade lobbed out of the barrel and crashed into the pavement in the dead center of the remaining crowd.2010 August 25, Rob Ruediger, “A Cure for Jake”, in Severed 2: The Rapture, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 318. From the entry flumpf
- But the North Koreans had not invaded South Korea, nor had they lobbed one of their missiles in our direction.2001, Barbara Olson, “The Final Frenzy: Finishing Touches on the Legend”, in The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the…. From the entry take the helm
Meaning of lob
- verb To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
- verb To throw.
- verb To put, place.
Questions about the past tense of lob
- What is the past tense of lob?
- The past tense of lob is lobbed.
- What is the past participle of lob?
- The past participle of lob is lobbed.
- Is lob a regular or irregular verb?
- Lob is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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