Past tense of paddle
regular verb
The past tense of paddle is paddled. The past participle is also paddled.
Forms of paddle
| Base form (V1) | paddle /ˈpædl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | paddled |
| Past participle (V3) | paddled |
| Present participle | paddling |
| Third person singular | paddles |
Paddled in a sentence
- Do you think we'll get paddled?1986 January 15, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic)
- He got in trouble and so I grabbed a rescue board, paddled out and grabbed him.From the entry rescue board
- We paddled under a canopy of trees through the slough.From the entry slough
- The kayakist paddled down the river.From the entry kayakist
- I fastened the board's leash to my ankle, jumped on and paddled past the backoff.2012, Kimberly Young Chopin, Metamorphosis: A Love Story, page 22. From the entry backoff
Meaning of paddle
- noun A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- noun A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- noun The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
Questions about the past tense of paddle
- What is the past tense of paddle?
- The past tense of paddle is paddled.
- What is the past participle of paddle?
- The past participle of paddle is paddled.
- Is paddle a regular or irregular verb?
- Paddle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: paddle (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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