Past tense of simmer
regular verb
The past tense of simmer is simmered. The past participle is also simmered.
Forms of simmer
| Base form (V1) | simmer /ˈsɪmə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | simmered |
| Past participle (V3) | simmered |
| Present participle | simmering /ˈsɪməɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | simmers |
Simmered in a sentence
- The soup simmered on the stove.
- Maybe that really did happen, and Robin's anger at his wife had simmered for this long?2006, Earl Ganz, The Taos Truth Game, UNM Press, →ISBN
- Emotions simmered up when he saw his wife again.From the entry simmer up
- In India, milk is simmered for hours until only the dense, nutty solids remain.2023 May 24, Ligaya Mishan, “The Shortcut to Homemade Milk Candy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry burfi
- Obihiro is famous for its butadon, grilled pork and onions simmered in sauce over rice.2021, Kosuke Tsukagoshi, Hokkaido Inspirational Guide, page 52. From the entry butadon
Meaning of simmer
- verb To cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- verb To cause to cook or to cause to undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
- verb To be on the point of breaking out into anger; to be agitated.
Questions about the past tense of simmer
- What is the past tense of simmer?
- The past tense of simmer is simmered.
- What is the past participle of simmer?
- The past participle of simmer is simmered.
- Is simmer a regular or irregular verb?
- Simmer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: simmer (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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