Past tense of rap
regular verb
The past tense of rap is rapped. The past participle is also rapped.
Forms of rap
| Base form (V1) | rap /ɹæp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rapped |
| Past participle (V3) | rapped |
| Present participle | rapping /ˈɹæp.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | raps |
Past tense of rap by meaning
- to strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.: rapped
- to seize and carry off.: rapped or rapt
Rapped in a sentence
- He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street.1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter II, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company...
- After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter II, in The House Behind the Cedars
- I rapped on the panels of the knobless door.From the entry knobless
- We built an interim anchor and Mike rapped down to Jeff.2016, American Alpine Club, Accidents: In North American Climbing 2016. From the entry rap down
- An officious Cecaelia rapped the floor of the platform sternly and called the court to order.2014, Jolie Jaquinta, “Throne of the Sea”, in Red Queen, →ISBN. From the entry cecaelia
Meaning of rap
- noun A sharp blow with something hard.
- noun The blame for something, a reprimand, censure, or a legal sentence to serve in prison.
- noun A casual talk.
Questions about the past tense of rap
- What is the past tense of rap?
- The past tense of rap is rapped.
- What is the past participle of rap?
- The past participle of rap is rapped.
- Is rap a regular or irregular verb?
- Rap is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rap (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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