Past tense of sway
regular verb
The past tense of sway is swayed. The past participle is also swayed.
Forms of sway
| Base form (V1) | sway /ˈsweɪ̯/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | swayed /sweɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | swayed /sweɪd/ |
| Present participle | swaying /ˈsweɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | sways |
Swayed in a sentence
- The trees swayed in the breeze.
- reeds swayed by the wind
- The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.From the entry ching
- Outside the window, birch trees swayed in the wind and the sun dipped toward the Green Mountains.2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry Green Mountains
- And I suppose to some extent my colonial interest swayed the decision a bit.2011, Tim Bowden, No Tern Unstoned: Musings at Breakfast. From the entry reissuing
Meaning of sway
- noun The act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon.
- noun A rocking or swinging motion.
- noun Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side.
Questions about the past tense of sway
- What is the past tense of sway?
- The past tense of sway is swayed.
- What is the past participle of sway?
- The past participle of sway is swayed.
- Is sway a regular or irregular verb?
- Sway is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sway (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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