Past tense of stuff
regular verb
The past tense of stuff is stuffed. The past participle is also stuffed.
Forms of stuff
| Base form (V1) | stuff /stʌf/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | stuffed /stʌft/ |
| Past participle (V3) | stuffed /stʌft/ |
| Present participle | stuffing /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | stuffs /stʌfs/ |
Stuffed in a sentence
- He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.
- She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.
- The turkey is stuffed with a stuffing made of bread and herbs.From the entry stuffed
- The toy box was filled to the brim with stuffed animals.From the entry brim
- The hamster stuffed his puffy cheeks with food.From the entry hamster
Meaning of stuff
- noun Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- noun Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
- noun Unspecified things or matters.
Questions about the past tense of stuff
- What is the past tense of stuff?
- The past tense of stuff is stuffed.
- What is the past participle of stuff?
- The past participle of stuff is stuffed.
- Is stuff a regular or irregular verb?
- Stuff is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: stuff (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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