Past tense of stretch
regular verb
The past tense of stretch is stretched. The past participle is also stretched.
Forms of stretch
| Base form (V1) | stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stretched /stɹɛt͡ʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stretched /stɹɛt͡ʃt/ |
| Present participle | stretching /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | stretches /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪz/ |
Stretched in a sentence
- I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.
- The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.
- The string of cars stretched as far as I could see.From the entry string
- The desert stretched out toward the horizon as if into infinity.From the entry infinity
- We had a layover while waiting to change planes, so we stretched our legs.From the entry layover
Meaning of stretch
- verb To lengthen by pulling.
- verb To lengthen when pulled.
- verb To pull tight.
Questions about the past tense of stretch
- What is the past tense of stretch?
- The past tense of stretch is stretched.
- What is the past participle of stretch?
- The past participle of stretch is stretched.
- Is stretch a regular or irregular verb?
- Stretch is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stretch (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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