Past tense of puncture
regular verb
The past tense of puncture is punctured. The past participle is also punctured.
Forms of puncture
| Base form (V1) | puncture /ˈpʌŋktʃə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | punctured |
| Past participle (V3) | punctured |
| Present participle | puncturing |
| Third person singular | punctures |
Punctured in a sentence
- The needle punctured the balloon instantly.
- Grace’s artistic dreams (of animation, of course) are punctured by her isolated existence; Gilbert’s pyrophilia is smothered by religious extremism.2024 October 23, Jacob Oller, “Clay weepy Memoir Of A Snail crawls through a gauntlet of misery”, in AV Club
- So many dead Dragons, routed Pretenders, punctured Princesses and newfounded Cities — who needed yet another?2005, John Barth, Where Three Roads Meet, →ISBN, page 69. From the entry newfounded
- Mesosternum tumid with wide, punctured, longitudinal furrow between halves, xyphus quadrangular also punctured, its apex truncate.1965 September, Herbert Ruckes, “Several New Genera and Species of Discocephaline Pentatomids (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae)”, in Journal of…. From the entry xyphus
- Grace's artistic dreams (of animation, of course) are punctured by her isolated existence; Gilbert's pyrophilia is smothered by religious extremism.2024 October 23, Jacob Oller, “Clay Weepy Memoir Of A Snail Crawls through a Gauntlet of Misery”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the…. From the entry woebegone
Meaning of puncture
- noun The act or an instance of puncturing.
- noun A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
- noun A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
Questions about the past tense of puncture
- What is the past tense of puncture?
- The past tense of puncture is punctured.
- What is the past participle of puncture?
- The past participle of puncture is punctured.
- Is puncture a regular or irregular verb?
- Puncture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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