Past tense of mug
regular verb
The past tense of mug is mugged. The past participle is also mugged.
Forms of mug
| Base form (V1) | mug /mʌɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | mugged |
| Past participle (V3) | mugged |
| Present participle | mugging /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | mugs |
Mugged in a sentence
- These people are being mugged as they are being arrested but with an entirely inadequate force at work prints have not as yet been made.1940, United States. Congress Senate, Hearings (volume 13, page 27252)
- The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
- Walking around with such an expensive watch is asking to be mugged.From the entry ask
- I mugged up on the meaning of road signs before taking my driving test.From the entry mug up
- The jury found her guilty of second-degree murder for accidentally killing her victim as she mugged him.From the entry second-degree
Meaning of mug
- noun A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- noun The face.
- noun The mouth.
Questions about the past tense of mug
- What is the past tense of mug?
- The past tense of mug is mugged.
- What is the past participle of mug?
- The past participle of mug is mugged.
- Is mug a regular or irregular verb?
- Mug is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mug (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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