Past tense of spray
regular verb
The past tense of spray is sprayed. The past participle is also sprayed.
Forms of spray
| Base form (V1) | spray /spɹeɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sprayed /spɹeɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | sprayed /spɹeɪd/ |
| Present participle | spraying |
| Third person singular | sprays /spɹeɪz/ |
Sprayed in a sentence
- The firemen sprayed the house.
- Using a water cannon, the national guard sprayed the protesters.
- I sprayed a clearcoat over her pastel drawing, so it ought to last many years without smudging.From the entry clearcoat
- A constellation of blood had sprayed onto the wall.From the entry constellation
- I sprayed freshener around the bathroom.From the entry freshener
Meaning of spray
- noun A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- noun Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- noun A pressurized container; an atomizer.
Questions about the past tense of spray
- What is the past tense of spray?
- The past tense of spray is sprayed.
- What is the past participle of spray?
- The past participle of spray is sprayed.
- Is spray a regular or irregular verb?
- Spray is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spray (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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