Past tense of paralyse

regular verb

The past tense of paralyse is paralysed. The past participle is also paralysed.

Forms of paralyse

Paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.From the entry defenceless
Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.2008, Peter F. Hamilton, The Reality Dysfunction, →ISBN. From the entry spumescent
She motions with the needle across the station to the paralysed, slack-handed clock.1999, Caroline Adderson, A History of Forgetting, page 353. From the entry slack-handed
Barge traffic on the country's most important commercial riverway is completely paralysed.1993 July 17, Rupert Cornwell, “Defences crumble as mighty rivers merge”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 19 Jan 2014. From the entry riverway
But the railway is in limbo, paralysed by indecision.2021 May 5, Philip Haigh, “I Think We Need Better than This from the Rail Industry”, in Rail, number 930, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire…. From the entry limbo

What is the past tense of paralyse?: The past tense of paralyse is paralysed.
What is the past participle of paralyse?: The past participle of paralyse is paralysed.
Is paralyse a regular or irregular verb?: Paralyse is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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