Past tense of ponder
regular verb
The past tense of ponder is pondered. The past participle is also pondered.
Forms of ponder
| Base form (V1) | ponder /ˈpɒn.də/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pondered /ˈpɑn.dɚd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | pondered /ˈpɑn.dɚd/ |
| Present participle | pondering |
| Third person singular | ponders |
Pondered in a sentence
- Speech paused momentarily on Faxa's lips as he pondered her birdsweet notes in smoky silence.2009, Ben Gehrels, “The Lovesong of Mr. Charles Faxa”, in The Writer's Block, number 2, page 8. From the entry birdsweet
- But he knows me too well and pondered out loud what I had been up to.2007 February 25, Georgi Davis, “Jeans weather makes a woman do strange things”, in St Petersburg Times, retrieved 09 Aug 2008. From the entry cat that ate the canary
- But a couple weeks later, late at night, another Buffista pondered the idea online.2007, Allyson Beatrice, Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?: True Adventures in Cult Fandom, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 189. From the entry Buffista
- As I pondered this, it occurred to me that, symbolically, Hollywood would be left dadless as well.2004, Katie Heuermann, Shadows of Seven, page 51. From the entry dadless
- What had twice been pondered then put aside is now repondered and acted upon.1981, Joseph Mileck, Hermann Hesse: Life and Art, →ISBN, page 300. From the entry reponder
Meaning of ponder
- verb To wonder, think of deeply.
- verb To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
- verb To weigh.
Questions about the past tense of ponder
- What is the past tense of ponder?
- The past tense of ponder is pondered.
- What is the past participle of ponder?
- The past participle of ponder is pondered.
- Is ponder a regular or irregular verb?
- Ponder is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ponder (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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