Past tense of struggle
regular verb
The past tense of struggle is struggled. The past participle is also struggled.
Forms of struggle
| Base form (V1) | struggle /ˈstɹʌɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | struggled /ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | struggled /ˈstɹʌɡl̩d/ |
| Present participle | struggling /ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | struggles |
Struggled in a sentence
- During the centuries, the people of Ireland struggled constantly to assert their right to govern themselves.
- England were ponderous with ball in hand, their runners static when taking the ball and their lines obvious, while their front row struggled badly in the scrum.2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport
- He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.From the entry life
- I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.From the entry load
- She became more and more vexed as she struggled to cope with the demands of the job.From the entry vexed
Meaning of struggle
- noun A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task.
- noun Strife, contention, great effort.
- verb To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
Questions about the past tense of struggle
- What is the past tense of struggle?
- The past tense of struggle is struggled.
- What is the past participle of struggle?
- The past participle of struggle is struggled.
- Is struggle a regular or irregular verb?
- Struggle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: struggle (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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