Past tense of massage
regular verb
The past tense of massage is massaged. The past participle is also massaged.
Forms of massage
| Base form (V1) | massage /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | massaged |
| Past participle (V3) | massaged |
| Present participle | massaging |
| Third person singular | massages |
Massaged in a sentence
- My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert.
- He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.From the entry purr
- He massaged her shoulders with a gentle percussive action.From the entry percussive
- Jerry Vizenor leaned forward on his elbows and massaged his temples.1997, Lawrence R[ichard] Smith, “Coalition”, in The Map of Who We Are: A Novel (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series…. From the entry jerry
- She massaged her features with vitamin E oil and other compounds of mysterious youthfulizing powers.1994, John Nichols, Conjugal Bliss: A Comedy of Marital Arts, New York: Henry Holt & Co, page 109. From the entry youthfulize
Meaning of massage
- noun The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
- noun The action of rubbing or kneading anything.
- verb To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).
Questions about the past tense of massage
- What is the past tense of massage?
- The past tense of massage is massaged.
- What is the past participle of massage?
- The past participle of massage is massaged.
- Is massage a regular or irregular verb?
- Massage is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: massage (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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