Past tense of pal
regular verb
The past tense of pal is palled. The past participle is also palled.
Forms of pal
| Base form (V1) | pal /pæl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | palled /pɔːld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | palled /pɔːld/ |
| Present participle | palling /pɔːlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pals |
Palled in a sentence
- As an adult, she moved to New York and palled with trip-hop artist Tricky, who signed her to his own label.2012 November 26, Evan Schlansky, “Song Premiere: Ife Sanchez Mora, Hopeful Heart”, in American Songwriter
- Greco also palled with Stone’s friend “Manhattan Madam” Kristin Davis, who was convicted of prostitution-related activities and selling prescription drugs.2022 March 4, Graham Rayman, “Roger Stone said he never saw NYPD cop bodyguard with a gun or shield — video shows otherwise”, in New York...
- He enjoyed the game at first, but it had palled on him over the years.From the entry pall on
- They had a respectful interaction, not a sour note between them, but they never palled around outside of work.2019, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Sex and the City and Us, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 94. From the entry sour note
- So they called him out for a drink one night, palled him up and then proceeded to get him paralytic.2013, Horace Silver, Judas Pig, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN. From the entry rump
Meaning of pal
- noun A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
- noun An informal term of address, often used ironically in a hostile way.
- verb Synonym of pal around.
Questions about the past tense of pal
- What is the past tense of pal?
- The past tense of pal is palled.
- What is the past participle of pal?
- The past participle of pal is palled.
- Is pal a regular or irregular verb?
- Pal is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pal (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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