Past tense of stab
regular verb
The past tense of stab is stabbed. The past participle is also stabbed.
Forms of stab
| Base form (V1) | stab /stæb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stabbed /stæbd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stabbed /stæbd/ |
| Present participle | stabbing /ˈstæb.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | stabs |
Stabbed in a sentence
- He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
- One of them got stuck in a chokehold and got stabbed to death during the fight.From the entry fight
- He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.From the entry sword
- Ernest made the pencil too sharp and accidentally stabbed himself with it.From the entry sharp
- After being stabbed, he went into survival mode until he got to the hospital.From the entry mode
Meaning of stab
- noun An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object to hurt or kill someone.
- noun A wound made by stabbing.
- noun Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
Questions about the past tense of stab
- What is the past tense of stab?
- The past tense of stab is stabbed.
- What is the past participle of stab?
- The past participle of stab is stabbed.
- Is stab a regular or irregular verb?
- Stab is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stab (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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