Past tense of stock
regular verb
The past tense of stock is stocked. The past participle is also stocked.
Forms of stock
| Base form (V1) | stock /stɒk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stocked |
| Past participle (V3) | stocked |
| Present participle | stocking /ˈstɑkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | stocks /stɒks/ |
Stocked in a sentence
- These can be reached by leaning out of the window rather perilously, to unhook them, and paper cups are stocked in the compartments.1951 February, K. Westcott Jones, “Some Australian Railway Byways”, in Railway Magazine, page 118
- The stores are kept well stocked against a time of need.From the entry against
- The oenophile had a large wine cellar stocked with bottles from around the world.From the entry oenophile
- I heard there's a lemon shortage. On that note, do we have any lemonade stocked up?From the entry on that note
- He stocked up on old-style writing utensils.From the entry utensil
Meaning of stock
- noun A store or supply.
- noun A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.
- noun A supply of anything, stored until used; especially, such a supply that is ready for use.
Questions about the past tense of stock
- What is the past tense of stock?
- The past tense of stock is stocked.
- What is the past participle of stock?
- The past participle of stock is stocked.
- Is stock a regular or irregular verb?
- Stock is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stock (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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