Past tense of scuff
regular verb
The past tense of scuff is scuffed. The past participle is also scuffed.
Forms of scuff
| Base form (V1) | scuff /skʌf/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scuffed |
| Past participle (V3) | scuffed |
| Present participle | scuffing |
| Third person singular | scuffs |
Scuffed in a sentence
- The lawns and gardens had been scuffed away.1979, V. S. Naipaul, A Bend in the River
- He looked a certain scorer but his effort scuffed the inside of Fraser Forster’s post.2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record
- I scuffed my shoe on the door.From the entry scuffed
- I bought a scuffed skateboard from a second-hand store.From the entry scuffed
- He was wearing a grubby white shirt, jeans and scuffed black slip-on shoes.2014 January 16, Veronica Henry, Love on the Rocks, London: Orion, →ISBN, →OCLC, →ISBN. From the entry on the breadline
Meaning of scuff
- verb To scrape the feet while walking.
- verb To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.).
- verb To hit lightly, to brush against.
Questions about the past tense of scuff
- What is the past tense of scuff?
- The past tense of scuff is scuffed.
- What is the past participle of scuff?
- The past participle of scuff is scuffed.
- Is scuff a regular or irregular verb?
- Scuff is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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