Past tense of snap
regular verb
The past tense of snap is snapped. The past participle is also snapped.
Forms of snap
| Base form (V1) | snap /snæp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | snapped /snæpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | snapped /snæpt/ |
| Present participle | snapping |
| Third person singular | snaps |
Snapped in a sentence
- He snapped his stick in anger.
- She snapped at the chance to appear on television.
- I was startled by the whip of the rope when it finally snapped.From the entry whip
- The team snapped a 3-game skid with a win over their biggest rival.From the entry skid
- He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.From the entry go long
Meaning of snap
- noun A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
- noun A sudden break.
- noun An attempt to seize, bite, attack, or grab.
Questions about the past tense of snap
- What is the past tense of snap?
- The past tense of snap is snapped.
- What is the past participle of snap?
- The past participle of snap is snapped.
- Is snap a regular or irregular verb?
- Snap is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: snap (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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