Past tense of snag
regular verb
The past tense of snag is snagged. The past participle is also snagged.
Forms of snag
| Base form (V1) | snag /snæɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | snagged |
| Past participle (V3) | snagged |
| Present participle | snagging |
| Third person singular | snags |
Snagged in a sentence
- The steamboat was snagged on the Mississippi River in 1862.
- We snagged for spoonbill from the eastern shore of the Mississippi River.
- The rope snagged on a branch.From the entry on
- But the million-dollar question was: how had this girl snagged it?2015, Jen Jones [i.e., Jennifer Lynn Jones], chapter 1, in The New Ashley (Sleepover Girls), North Mankato, Minn.: Capstone Young Readers…. From the entry skull and crossbones
- Brenda snagged an extra peeler from the drawer and sat at the table with Jill.2014, Jamie Denton, Breaking the Rules, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry don't knock it till you've tried it
Meaning of snag
- noun A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- noun A dead tree that remains standing.
- noun A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
Questions about the past tense of snag
- What is the past tense of snag?
- The past tense of snag is snagged.
- What is the past participle of snag?
- The past participle of snag is snagged.
- Is snag a regular or irregular verb?
- Snag is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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