Past tense of sound
regular verb
The past tense of sound is sounded. The past participle is also sounded.
Forms of sound
| Base form (V1) | sound /ˈsaʊ̯nd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sounded /ˈsaʊndɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sounded /ˈsaʊndɪd/ |
| Present participle | sounding /ˈsaʊndɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sounds /saʊnz/ |
Sounded in a sentence
- He sounded good when we last spoke.
- If a train enters the forward section before its description has been transmitted, a "not described" lamp is illuminated on the transmitter, an alarm buzzer is sounded, and the lamp remains alight until a description has been transmitted.1955 March, “Train Describers at Euston”, in Railway Magazine, page 170
- After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.From the entry nonsense
- I heard his speech. It sounded like a whole lot of hooey to me.From the entry hooey
- The sales pitch sounded good, but there was a lot of hand waving about the price.From the entry hand waving
Meaning of sound
- adjective Healthy.
- adjective Complete, solid, or secure.
- adjective Having the property of soundness.
Questions about the past tense of sound
- What is the past tense of sound?
- The past tense of sound is sounded.
- What is the past participle of sound?
- The past participle of sound is sounded.
- Is sound a regular or irregular verb?
- Sound is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sound (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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