Past tense of surprise
regular verb
The past tense of surprise is surprised. The past participle is also surprised.
Forms of surprise
| Base form (V1) | surprise /sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | surprised /səˈpɹaɪzd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | surprised /səˈpɹaɪzd/ |
| Present participle | surprising /səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | surprises |
Surprised in a sentence
- My boss surprised me into admitting I left work early last week.
- He surprised me with flowers on our anniversary.
- I was surprised to learn that he was an immigrant, as he spoke without any accent.From the entry accent
- I'm surprised that the band covered this Beatles song so well.From the entry cover
- I was surprised when I managed to run the whole way.From the entry way
Meaning of surprise
- noun Something unexpected.
- noun A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
- noun The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Questions about the past tense of surprise
- What is the past tense of surprise?
- The past tense of surprise is surprised.
- What is the past participle of surprise?
- The past participle of surprise is surprised.
- Is surprise a regular or irregular verb?
- Surprise is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surprise (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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