Past tense of peter
regular verb
The past tense of peter is petered. The past participle is also petered.
Forms of peter
| Base form (V1) | peter /ˈpiːtə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | petered |
| Past participle (V3) | petered |
| Present participle | petering |
| Third person singular | peters |
Petered in a sentence
- A winze sunk on the veinlet showed that it "petered out" entirely at 25 or 30 ft.1910 T. Lane Carter: Mining in Nicaragua. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Vol. XLI. 1910. Canal Zone Meeting...
- My words petered away.2021, Helen Fisher, Faye, Faraway, page 241
- Over time Spidey had learned where the tall buildings clustered and where they petered out.1998, Diane Duane, The Venom Factor, page 39. From the entry webslinger
- They cartwheeled a few times, skidded, and then petered out with two ones up.1971, Joseph N. Sorrentino, Up from Never, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry Nina from Pasadena
- The paninaro trend petered out but the McDonald's outlived Garavani.2026 April 4, Marc C O'Flaherty, “‘Fashion never got better than that’”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry paninaro
Meaning of peter
- noun The penis.
- noun A safe.
- noun A prison cell.
Questions about the past tense of peter
- What is the past tense of peter?
- The past tense of peter is petered.
- What is the past participle of peter?
- The past participle of peter is petered.
- Is peter a regular or irregular verb?
- Peter is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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