Past tense of sneeze
regular verb
The past tense of sneeze is sneezed. The past participle is also sneezed.
Forms of sneeze
| Base form (V1) | sneeze /sniːz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sneezed |
| Past participle (V3) | sneezed |
| Present participle | sneezing |
| Third person singular | sneezes |
Sneezed in a sentence
- Lily shook her head violently and sneezed a large blue-bottle fly from where that insect had perched itself on the tip of her nose.1924, Hugh Wiley, The Prowler, page 88
- When I crossed the road, I sneezed a big achoo!2010, Gunleen Deol, Sleepover Disaster, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 15
- He sneezed into his handkerchief during the meeting.From the entry handkerchief
- He gave away his hiding place when he accidentally sneezed.From the entry give away
- If the air smelled even faintly of dog, Lionel coughed, wheezed and sneezed.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance (Fourth Estate, paperback edition, 443). From the entry wheeze
Meaning of sneeze
- verb To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.
- verb To expel air as if the nose were irritated.
- verb To expel or displace (air, snot, etc) from the nose or mouth by the process above.
Questions about the past tense of sneeze
- What is the past tense of sneeze?
- The past tense of sneeze is sneezed.
- What is the past participle of sneeze?
- The past participle of sneeze is sneezed.
- Is sneeze a regular or irregular verb?
- Sneeze is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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