Past tense of roam
regular verb
The past tense of roam is roamed. The past participle is also roamed.
Forms of roam
| Base form (V1) | roam /ɹəʊm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | roamed |
| Past participle (V3) | roamed |
| Present participle | roaming /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | roams |
Roamed in a sentence
- Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.
- Despite what some cartoons portray, no humans were around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.From the entry dinosaur
- She barely came to church, holed hersen up in that house and roamed moors alone every night!2013, Karen Perkins, Thores-Cross. From the entry hersen
- He roamed the local hills by himself, but he was not without companionship when he wanted it.1995, Peter Rand, China Hands, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 269. From the entry Yung-an
- “Wild-eyed and disheveled, King Hrethel roamed every night through his throne room, which was empty and still.”1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 43. From the entry throne room
Meaning of roam
- verb To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- verb To range or wander over.
- verb To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
Questions about the past tense of roam
- What is the past tense of roam?
- The past tense of roam is roamed.
- What is the past participle of roam?
- The past participle of roam is roamed.
- Is roam a regular or irregular verb?
- Roam is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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