Past tense of saddle
regular verb
The past tense of saddle is saddled. The past participle is also saddled.
Forms of saddle
| Base form (V1) | saddle /ˈsædl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | saddled |
| Past participle (V3) | saddled |
| Present participle | saddling |
| Third person singular | saddles |
Saddled in a sentence
- He has been saddled with the task of collecting evidence of the theft.
- They went shopping and left me saddled with two children to look after.
- He saddled up his father's horse as usual.From the entry saddle up
- They'll stand to be saddled and, long as nobody does anything ignorant, they're not likely to throw.2014, Aaron Gwyn, Wynne's War: A Novel, page 114. From the entry gunbroke
- Lela was saddled with a cameraman, shooting “B-Reel” somewhere in the fairgrounds.2005, Melissa M. Dudek, Catchers, Cows, & Nachos, page 46. From the entry B-reel
Meaning of saddle
- noun A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
- noun A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.
- noun Synonym of harness saddle (“the part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal”).
Questions about the past tense of saddle
- What is the past tense of saddle?
- The past tense of saddle is saddled.
- What is the past participle of saddle?
- The past participle of saddle is saddled.
- Is saddle a regular or irregular verb?
- Saddle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: saddle (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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