Past tense of peg
regular verb
The past tense of peg is pegged. The past participle is also pegged.
Forms of peg
| Base form (V1) | peg /ˈpɛɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pegged /pɛɡd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pegged /pɛɡd/ |
| Present participle | pegging /ˈpɛɡɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | pegs /pɛɡz/ |
Pegged in a sentence
- I found a tack and pegged your picture to the bulletin board.
- She lunged forward and pegged him to the wall.
- Dot-connecting exercises have pegged New Orleans Saints wide receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed to the Broncos.2025 November 3, Nick Kosmider, “Why I expect the Broncos to stand pat at the NFL trade deadline”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry dot-connecting
- The ERM was an arrangement that pegged most European currencies’ exchange-rate movements within limited bands.2011, Marc Flandreau, Getting to Yes (Again) with Germany. From the entry erm
- Harvest was promptly pegged as a "lite" group, a purveyor of pop puffery.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 294. From the entry puffery
Meaning of peg
- noun A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- noun A protrusion used to hang things on.
- noun A support; a reason; a pretext.
Questions about the past tense of peg
- What is the past tense of peg?
- The past tense of peg is pegged.
- What is the past participle of peg?
- The past participle of peg is pegged.
- Is peg a regular or irregular verb?
- Peg is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
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