Past tense of poison
regular verb
The past tense of poison is poisoned. The past participle is also poisoned.
Forms of poison
| Base form (V1) | poison /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | poisoned /ˈpɔɪzn̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | poisoned /ˈpɔɪzn̩d/ |
| Present participle | poisoning /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | poisons |
Poisoned in a sentence
- The assassin poisoned the king.
- He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism.
- He was lethally poisoned by the cobra and died a day later of it.From the entry lethally
- The livestock were poisoned by what they grazed on.From the entry livestock
- The snake left its poisoned prey to die.From the entry poisoned
Meaning of poison
- noun A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested.
- noun Anything harmful to a person or thing.
- noun An alcoholic drink. (Mainly in the phrases "name your poison" and "what's your poison?").
Questions about the past tense of poison
- What is the past tense of poison?
- The past tense of poison is poisoned.
- What is the past participle of poison?
- The past participle of poison is poisoned.
- Is poison a regular or irregular verb?
- Poison is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poison (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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