Past tense of nap
regular verb
The past tense of nap is napped. The past participle is also napped.
Forms of nap
| Base form (V1) | nap /næp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | napped |
| Past participle (V3) | napped |
| Present participle | napping |
| Third person singular | naps |
Napped in a sentence
- Vanilla ice cream topped with a poached or canned pear half, napped with chocolate sauce, and garnished with toasted sliced almonds.2006, Wayne Gisslen, Mary Ellen Griffin, Professional Cooking for Canadian Chefs
- Alyssa sat with Rachel as she napped, watching Heidy and Merrick enjoying the water.2023, Angela Langlois, What The Three Of Them Knew, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry swimming diaper
- Staff simply cat napped at their work stations and ate junk food.2012, David C Lawton, Goldstar, page 69. From the entry cat nap
- Some nights he cat napped in the front seat of his car watching Willie's house.2000, James R. Kelly, Prescription for Murder, page 199. From the entry cat nap
- During an impromptu shopping spree, Aunt Jewels and a dog named Maggie May are kidnapped and dog napped respectively.2006, Terry I. Miles, DOG Gone Christmas: A Cozy Little Murder Mystery, page xiii. From the entry dog nap
Meaning of nap
- verb To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- verb To be off one's guard.
- noun A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Questions about the past tense of nap
- What is the past tense of nap?
- The past tense of nap is napped.
- What is the past participle of nap?
- The past participle of nap is napped.
- Is nap a regular or irregular verb?
- Nap is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nap (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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