Past tense of snatch
regular verb
The past tense of snatch is snatched. The past participle is also snatched.
Forms of snatch
| Base form (V1) | snatch /snæt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | snatched /snæt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | snatched /snæt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | snatching /ˈsnæt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | snatches |
Snatched in a sentence
- He snatched up the phone.
- She snatched the letter out of the secretary's hand.
- A vagrant gust of wind snatched the note from my grasp.From the entry grasp
- Lucinda impressed her class when she revealed how snatched she was under her baggy sweatshirt.From the entry snatched
- They knocked him out and snatched his chain.From the entry chain
Meaning of snatch
- verb To grasp and remove quickly.
- verb To attempt to seize something suddenly.
- verb To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission or ceremony.
Questions about the past tense of snatch
- What is the past tense of snatch?
- The past tense of snatch is snatched.
- What is the past participle of snatch?
- The past participle of snatch is snatched.
- Is snatch a regular or irregular verb?
- Snatch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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