Past tense of strum
regular verb
The past tense of strum is strummed. The past participle is also strummed.
Forms of strum
| Base form (V1) | strum /strʌm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | strummed |
| Past participle (V3) | strummed |
| Present participle | strumming |
| Third person singular | strums |
Strummed in a sentence
- The vihuela (silent h) is a small, guitar-like instrument strummed as much for its percussive as its melodic sound.1989 August 26, Richard Vasquez, “Women Are Spicing Up the World of Mariachi Music”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry silent h
Meaning of strum
- verb To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.
- noun The sound made by playing various strings of a stringed instrument simultaneously.
- noun The act of strumming.
Questions about the past tense of strum
- What is the past tense of strum?
- The past tense of strum is strummed.
- What is the past participle of strum?
- The past participle of strum is strummed.
- Is strum a regular or irregular verb?
- Strum is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: strum (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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