Past tense of shock
regular verb
The past tense of shock is shocked. The past participle is also shocked.
Forms of shock
| Base form (V1) | shock /ʃɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shocked /ʃɒkt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | shocked /ʃɒkt/ |
| Present participle | shocking /ˈʃɒkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shocks |
Shocked in a sentence
- The disaster shocked the world.
- Ammonium nitrate can detonate if severely shocked.
- I regret that it should have happened, but I was really shocked that he should say that.From the entry should
- They all had shocked Pikachu faces when they realized their plan didn't work.From the entry shocked Pikachu
- The horse was shocked, and thus reared.From the entry rear
Meaning of shock
- noun A sudden, heavy impact.
- noun Something so surprising that it is stunning.
- noun A sudden or violent emotional disturbance.
Questions about the past tense of shock
- What is the past tense of shock?
- The past tense of shock is shocked.
- What is the past participle of shock?
- The past participle of shock is shocked.
- Is shock a regular or irregular verb?
- Shock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shock (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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