Past tense of strand
regular verb
The past tense of strand is stranded. The past participle is also stranded.
Forms of strand
| Base form (V1) | strand /ˈstɹænd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stranded /ˈstɹændɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stranded /ˈstɹændɪd/ |
| Present participle | stranding |
| Third person singular | strands |
Stranded in a sentence
- After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.From the entry fathom
- The train was gapped just outside the station, and passengers were stranded for nearly two hours.From the entry gap
- With utility deregulation, undepreciated equipment which is now redundant may have to be allocated as stranded costs.From the entry stranded
- The ship's hyperdrive had failed, leaving them stranded years from any repair base.From the entry hyperdrive
- What a rat, leaving us stranded here!From the entry rat
Meaning of strand
- noun The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- noun The shore or beach of a lake or river.
- noun A small brook or rivulet.
Questions about the past tense of strand
- What is the past tense of strand?
- The past tense of strand is stranded.
- What is the past participle of strand?
- The past participle of strand is stranded.
- Is strand a regular or irregular verb?
- Strand is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: strand (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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