Past tense of tack
regular verb
The past tense of tack is tacked. The past participle is also tacked.
Forms of tack
| Base form (V1) | tack /tæk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tacked |
| Past participle (V3) | tacked |
| Present participle | tacking |
| Third person singular | tacks /tæks/ |
Tacked in a sentence
- At one end of it a colored poster, too large for indoor display, had been tacked to the wall.1949 June 8, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC, Part I, Chapter I
- In short, they tend to present Indian English as nothing more than "standard" English with a select collection of lexical peculiarities tacked on, as it were, many of which would be regarded as "errors" by prescriptivist language scholars.2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 312
- Those extra nights tacked onto his hotel stay will cost him dear.From the entry cost dear
- Coil spring setters install springs after webbers have tacked the webbing on which the springs rest.1944, Occupational Briefs on America's Major Job Fields, page 59. From the entry webber
- The paleographers regard this passage as tacked on by a later scribe.1915 December (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Androcles and the Lion. Preface on the Prospects of Christianity.”, in Androcles and…. From the entry paleographer
Meaning of tack
- noun A small nail with a flat head.
- noun A thumbtack.
- noun A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
Questions about the past tense of tack
- What is the past tense of tack?
- The past tense of tack is tacked.
- What is the past participle of tack?
- The past participle of tack is tacked.
- Is tack a regular or irregular verb?
- Tack is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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