Past tense of tackle
regular verb
The past tense of tackle is tackled. The past participle is also tackled.
Forms of tackle
| Base form (V1) | tackle /ˈtækəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tackled |
| Past participle (V3) | tackled |
| Present participle | tackling |
| Third person singular | tackles |
Tackled in a sentence
- Have you tackled them about paying for it?
- The work on Bridge 22, over Hemming Street, is being tackled first; it was started in January and should be finished by Whitsun.1959 May, “Talking of Trains: Bethnal Green alterations”, in Trains Illustrated, page 236
- This problem has to be tackled somehow.From the entry somehow
- That is why Player of the Match Pieter-Steph du Toit tackled his heart out.2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online. From the entry wingmate
- At 8%, Income Inequality is the fourth most tackled research topic .2018, Raquel Sosa Elizaga, Facing An Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology. From the entry tackled
Meaning of tackle
- noun A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- noun A block and tackle.
- noun Clothing.
Questions about the past tense of tackle
- What is the past tense of tackle?
- The past tense of tackle is tackled.
- What is the past participle of tackle?
- The past participle of tackle is tackled.
- Is tackle a regular or irregular verb?
- Tackle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tackle (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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