Past tense of rope
regular verb
The past tense of rope is roped. The past participle is also roped.
Forms of rope
| Base form (V1) | rope /ɹəʊp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | roped |
| Past participle (V3) | roped |
| Present participle | roping |
| Third person singular | ropes /ɹoʊps/ |
Roped in a sentence
- The robber roped the victims.
- The cowboy roped the calf.
- This load must be well roped and sheeted to be safe.From the entry sheeted
- Three tiers of balconies fronted with roped columns supporting arched openings looked down on the marble hall.2001, Terry Goodkind, The Pillars of Creation, page 148. From the entry front
- She's roped me into making six chocolate truffle tortes for a hospice do and to help with the spring fair.2012, Susan Hill, Simon Serrailler Bundle: The Pure in Heart/The Various Haunts of Men, →ISBN. From the entry rope into
Meaning of rope
- noun Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
- noun An individual length of such material.
- noun A cohesive strand of something.
Questions about the past tense of rope
- What is the past tense of rope?
- The past tense of rope is roped.
- What is the past participle of rope?
- The past participle of rope is roped.
- Is rope a regular or irregular verb?
- Rope is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rope (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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