Past tense of ruin
regular verb
The past tense of ruin is ruined. The past participle is also ruined.
Forms of ruin
| Base form (V1) | ruin /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ |
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| Past tense (V2) | ruined /ˈruː.ɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | ruined /ˈruː.ɪnd/ |
| Present participle | ruining |
| Third person singular | ruins /ˈɹu.ɪnz/ |
Less standard forms: ruint (nonstandard).
Ruined in a sentence
- He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
- My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
- The bumpers and front tyres were ruined, but the body of the car was in remarkable shape.From the entry body
- I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.From the entry necessity
- The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.From the entry sore
Meaning of ruin
- noun The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- noun The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
- noun Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
Questions about the past tense of ruin
- What is the past tense of ruin?
- The past tense of ruin is ruined.
- What is the past participle of ruin?
- The past participle of ruin is ruined.
- Is ruin a regular or irregular verb?
- Ruin is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is ruint correct?
- ruint is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of ruin is ruined.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ruin (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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