Past tense of punt
regular verb
The past tense of punt is punted. The past participle is also punted.
Forms of punt
| Base form (V1) | punt /pʌnt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | punted |
| Past participle (V3) | punted |
| Present participle | punting /ˈpʌntɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | punts /pʌnts/ |
Punted in a sentence
- At the dump he emptied the station wagon quickly and only once punted a bag of refuse, exploding it like a pinata at a Mexican Christmas.1975, Barry Targan, Harry Belten and the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, page 133
- The federal government has punted bringing forward extraordinary immigration powers that just weeks ago it was saying were so urgent they needed to be rushed through the parliament.2024 May 16, Brett Worthington, “Labor delays bid for extraordinary immigration powers despite claims of urgency”, in ABC News, Australian...
Meaning of punt
- noun A narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
- verb To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- verb Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
Questions about the past tense of punt
- What is the past tense of punt?
- The past tense of punt is punted.
- What is the past participle of punt?
- The past participle of punt is punted.
- Is punt a regular or irregular verb?
- Punt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: punt (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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