Past tense of smack
regular verb
The past tense of smack is smacked. The past participle is also smacked.
Forms of smack
| Base form (V1) | smack /smæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | smacked |
| Past participle (V3) | smacked |
| Present participle | smacking |
| Third person singular | smacks |
Smacked in a sentence
- Warner smacked a four over midwicket to bring up his century.From the entry bring up
- He smacked me around some. Didn't everybody's old man?From the entry old man
- He smacked out clouds of dust by striking the rug.From the entry smack out
- Then in added time Uchenna Kanu smacked a header off the top of the bar.2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack, “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women’s World Cup quarter-finals”, in The Guardian. From the entry ricochet
- Warsaw made me mute and clueless, but, I had to admit, the place smacked of home.2014, Laura Silver, Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food, Waltham, M.A.: Brandeis University Press, →ISBN, page 106. From the entry cebularz
Meaning of smack
- noun A distinct flavor, especially if slight.
- noun A slight trace of something; a smattering.
- noun Synonym of heroin.
Questions about the past tense of smack
- What is the past tense of smack?
- The past tense of smack is smacked.
- What is the past participle of smack?
- The past participle of smack is smacked.
- Is smack a regular or irregular verb?
- Smack is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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