Past tense of rock
regular verb
The past tense of rock is rocked. The past participle is also rocked.
Forms of rock
| Base form (V1) | rock /ɹɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rocked |
| Past participle (V3) | rocked |
| Present participle | rocking /ˈɹɑkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rocks /ɹɒks/ |
Rocked in a sentence
- The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.
- The boat rocked at anchor.
- The quivering mass of jello rocked back and forth incessantly but remained on the plate.From the entry quivering
- His shock announcement rocked the tennis world.From the entry shock
- That didn’t just rock my world, it rocked my universe.From the entry universe
Meaning of rock
- noun The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- noun A mass of stone projecting out of the ground or water.
- noun A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
Questions about the past tense of rock
- What is the past tense of rock?
- The past tense of rock is rocked.
- What is the past participle of rock?
- The past participle of rock is rocked.
- Is rock a regular or irregular verb?
- Rock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rock (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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