Past tense of nitpick
regular verb
The past tense of nitpick is nitpicked. The past participle is also nitpicked.
Forms of nitpick
| Base form (V1) | nitpick /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | nitpicked |
| Past participle (V3) | nitpicked |
| Present participle | nitpicking |
| Third person singular | nitpicks |
Meaning of nitpick
- verb To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.
- verb To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair.
- verb I nitpicked his hair.
Questions about the past tense of nitpick
- What is the past tense of nitpick?
- The past tense of nitpick is nitpicked.
- What is the past participle of nitpick?
- The past participle of nitpick is nitpicked.
- Is nitpick a regular or irregular verb?
- Nitpick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nitpick (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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