Past tense of sneak
regular verb
The past tense of sneak is sneaked or snuck. The past participle is also sneaked or snuck.
Forms of sneak
| Base form (V1) | sneak /sniːk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sneaked snuck /snʌk/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sneaked snuck /snʌk/ |
| Present participle | sneaking |
| Third person singular | sneaks |
Sneaked and snuck in a sentence
- Then he went and sneaked on me to my boss. What a ratbag!From the entry ratbag
- He had sneaked the alcohol in and was now handing it out to his friends.From the entry sneak in
- She sneaked up on me from behind.From the entry behind
- We sneaked into the soldiers' camp, and stole five thundersticks.From the entry thunderstick
- The weekend sneaked up on me.From the entry sneak up
Meaning of sneak
- noun One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
- noun The act of sneaking.
- noun A cheat; a con artist.
Questions about the past tense of sneak
- What is the past tense of sneak?
- The past tense of sneak is sneaked or snuck.
- What is the past participle of sneak?
- The past participle of sneak is sneaked or snuck.
- Is sneak a regular or irregular verb?
- Sneak is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: sneak (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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