Past tense of stall
regular verb
The past tense of stall is stalled. The past participle is also stalled.
Forms of stall
| Base form (V1) | stall /stɔːl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stalled |
| Past participle (V3) | stalled |
| Present participle | stalling |
| Third person singular | stalls |
Stalled in a sentence
- He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
- But both projects have stalled, with no indication of how they would be funded.2023 September 20, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Mayor backs southern rail link for Heathrow Airport”, in RAIL, number 992, page 24
- The investigation stalled when all leads turned out to be dead ends.From the entry lead
- My car was running fine and then, for no reason, it stalled out.From the entry stall out
- The driver idled his engine until the car finally stalled.From the entry idle
Meaning of stall
- noun A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- noun A stable; a place for cattle.
- noun A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
Questions about the past tense of stall
- What is the past tense of stall?
- The past tense of stall is stalled.
- What is the past participle of stall?
- The past participle of stall is stalled.
- Is stall a regular or irregular verb?
- Stall is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stall (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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