Past tense of screw
regular verb
The past tense of screw is screwed. The past participle is also screwed.
Forms of screw
| Base form (V1) | screw /ˈskɹuː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | screwed |
| Past participle (V3) | screwed |
| Present participle | screwing |
| Third person singular | screws |
Less standard forms: screwn (nonstandard).
Screwed in a sentence
- The visitors could have added an instant second, but Rooney screwed an ugly attempt high into Hennessey's arms after Berbatov cleverly found the unmarked England striker.2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
- He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.From the entry for
- She's been a really screwed up girl since her boyfriend left her.From the entry screwed up
- I don't know if this is how you get your jollies, but it's pretty screwed up.From the entry jollies
- The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.From the entry screw up
Meaning of screw
- noun A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
- noun A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
- noun A ship's propeller.
Questions about the past tense of screw
- What is the past tense of screw?
- The past tense of screw is screwed.
- What is the past participle of screw?
- The past participle of screw is screwed.
- Is screw a regular or irregular verb?
- Screw is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
- Is screwn correct?
- screwn is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of screw is screwed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: screw (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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