Past tense of suffer
regular verb
The past tense of suffer is suffered. The past participle is also suffered.
Forms of suffer
| Base form (V1) | suffer /ˈsʌfə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | suffered /ˈsʌfəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | suffered /ˈsʌfəd/ |
| Present participle | suffering /ˈsʌfəɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | suffers |
Suffered in a sentence
- Our correspondent found that timekeeping had suffered following the substitution of Class 5 4-6-0s on these workings.1961 October, “Motive Power Miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 638
- Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again.2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, archived from the original on 01 May 2024, page 68
- She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor.From the entry collapse
- The airstrike suffered minimal casualties because electronic-warfare aircraft were jamming the enemy air-defense radars.From the entry jam
- After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.From the entry breakdown
Meaning of suffer
- verb To undergo hardship.
- verb To feel pain.
- verb To become worse.
Questions about the past tense of suffer
- What is the past tense of suffer?
- The past tense of suffer is suffered.
- What is the past participle of suffer?
- The past participle of suffer is suffered.
- Is suffer a regular or irregular verb?
- Suffer is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: suffer (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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