Past tense of swat
regular verb
The past tense of swat is swatted. The past participle is also swatted.
Forms of swat
| Base form (V1) | swat /swɒt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swatted |
| Past participle (V3) | swatted |
| Present participle | swatting |
| Third person singular | swats |
Swatted in a sentence
- He swatted the mosquito that was buzzing around in his bedroom.
- The cat swatted at the feather.
- She substituted the strobe light again, and the ghostlem swatted it out of her hand.2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 20 Feb 2025. From the entry bring down
- You'll do yourself an injury.” She laughed and swatted his arm with a tea towel.2013, Emilie Richards, Janice Kay Johnson, Sarah Mayberry, The Christmas Wedding Quilt. From the entry calm your farm
- Swatted sideways, she flew face-first into a wooden cask at the edge of the well.2010, Allen Williams, The Witches' Kitchen, Little Brown, →ISBN, pages 67-68. From the entry cleaving
Meaning of swat
- verb To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
- noun A hard stroke, hit or blow, e.g., as part of a spanking.
- verb To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
Questions about the past tense of swat
- What is the past tense of swat?
- The past tense of swat is swatted.
- What is the past participle of swat?
- The past participle of swat is swatted.
- Is swat a regular or irregular verb?
- Swat is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swat (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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