Past tense of single
regular verb
The past tense of single is singled. The past participle is also singled.
Forms of single
| Base form (V1) | single /ˈsɪŋɡl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | singled |
| Past participle (V3) | singled |
| Present participle | singling |
| Third person singular | singles |
Singled in a sentence
- Pedro singled in the bottom of the eighth inning, which, if converted to a run, would put the team back into contention.
- The Henley branch, recently singled and fully track-circuited, is worked by acceptance lever between Twyford and Shiplake cabins.1962 October, “Talking of Trains: New signalbox at Twyford”, in Modern Railways, page 226
- Eddie singled out his favorite marble from the bag.From the entry single out
- Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.From the entry single out
- The cities of Aşgabat and Krasnovodsk were singled out as being wholly unprepared.2018 May 19, Victoria Clement, “From the ABCs to the ABCs of Communism, 1930–1953”, in Learning to Become Turkmen: Literacy, Language, and…. From the entry Aşgabat
Meaning of single
- adjective Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
- adjective Not divided in parts.
- adjective Designed for the use of only one.
Questions about the past tense of single
- What is the past tense of single?
- The past tense of single is singled.
- What is the past participle of single?
- The past participle of single is singled.
- Is single a regular or irregular verb?
- Single is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: single (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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