Past tense of shop
regular verb
The past tense of shop is shopped. The past participle is also shopped.
Forms of shop
| Base form (V1) | shop /ʃɒp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shopped |
| Past participle (V3) | shopped |
| Present participle | shopping /ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shops /ʃɑps/ |
Shopped in a sentence
- He shopped his mates in to the police.
- The semicompleted project was later shopped around to a number of cable networks.2008 April 20, Elizabeth Jensen, “Life Topside: Six Months on a Flight Deck”, in New York Times. From the entry semicompleted
- As I shopped in the market last week—the fromagier asked why I looked so gloomy.1993, Jacqueline Deval, Reckless Appetites: A Culinary Romance, The Ecco Press, →ISBN, page 41. From the entry fromagier
- We shopped and groceried on a cash basis, determined on that from the start.1913, George Lee Burton, Tackling Matrimony: To the Men and Girls who Love Each Other More than Ease and Show and Sham. From the entry grocery
- Every imaginable type of business is mystery shopped.2009, PamInCa, The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping, page 10. From the entry mystery shop
Meaning of shop
- noun An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
- noun A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
- noun A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
Questions about the past tense of shop
- What is the past tense of shop?
- The past tense of shop is shopped.
- What is the past participle of shop?
- The past participle of shop is shopped.
- Is shop a regular or irregular verb?
- Shop is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shop (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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