Past tense of scrap
regular verb
The past tense of scrap is scrapped. The past participle is also scrapped.
Forms of scrap
| Base form (V1) | scrap /ˈskɹæp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scrapped |
| Past participle (V3) | scrapped |
| Present participle | scrapping |
| Third person singular | scraps /skɹæps/ |
Scrapped in a sentence
- Northern made much of the scrapping of the first of the Pacers (142005), and to date 35 of its Class 142s have been scrapped, with a further 11 off-lease at Gascoigne Wood.2020 May 20, John Crosse, “Soon to be gone... but never forgotten”, in Rail, page 63
- As if the hostile takeover weren't enough, to add insult to injury they scrapped ninety percent of our products and replaced them with their own.From the entry add insult to injury
- Many of them now have the semi-elliptical, frame-less tenders taken from scrapped Kriegsloks of Type "52".1960 September, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553. From the entry semi-elliptical
- Under the previous administration, the meetings between DfT officials and train operating companies who were performing badly had been scrapped.2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 43. From the entry account for
- Secretary of State for the Environment Hilary Benn has suggested sell-by dates should be scrapped and best-befores ignored.2009 November 10, Tamsyn Kent, “Thriving trade in out-of-date best-before foods”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2009. From the entry best before
Meaning of scrap
- noun A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- noun The smallest amount.
- noun Leftover food.
Questions about the past tense of scrap
- What is the past tense of scrap?
- The past tense of scrap is scrapped.
- What is the past participle of scrap?
- The past participle of scrap is scrapped.
- Is scrap a regular or irregular verb?
- Scrap is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: scrap (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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