Past tense of mock
regular verb
The past tense of mock is mocked. The past participle is also mocked.
Forms of mock
| Base form (V1) | mock /mɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mocked |
| Past participle (V3) | mocked |
| Present participle | mocking /ˈmɑkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | mocks |
Mocked in a sentence
- The problem is that the resulting class represents a mix of production and mocked behavior, a beast referred to as a partial mock.2013, Jeff Langr, Modern C++ Programming with Test-Driven Development
- The politician was mocked in the press for his reliance on spin rather than facts.From the entry spin
- He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.From the entry disdainful
- They say that mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery, but I still think I'm being mocked when he acts just like me.From the entry mimicry
- Fellow students mocked him on his first day for knowing only Ucwalmicwts, a dialect of St̓át̓imcets.2021 June 11, Rhianna Schmunk, “Catching tears”, in CBC News. From the entry St̓át̓imcets
Meaning of mock
- noun An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
- noun Mockery; the act of mocking.
- noun A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
Questions about the past tense of mock
- What is the past tense of mock?
- The past tense of mock is mocked.
- What is the past participle of mock?
- The past participle of mock is mocked.
- Is mock a regular or irregular verb?
- Mock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mock (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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