Past tense of tangle
regular verb
The past tense of tangle is tangled. The past participle is also tangled.
Forms of tangle
| Base form (V1) | tangle /ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tangled /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tangled /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/ |
| Present participle | tangling |
| Third person singular | tangles |
Tangled in a sentence
- Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.
- He tangled with the law.
- She knotted her brow in concentration while attempting to unravel the tangled strands.From the entry knot
- The darned rope has got tangled up.From the entry darned
- The overplayful kitten got tangled up in my knitting.From the entry overplayful
Meaning of tangle
- verb To mix together or intertwine.
- verb To become mixed together or intertwined.
- verb To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
Questions about the past tense of tangle
- What is the past tense of tangle?
- The past tense of tangle is tangled.
- What is the past participle of tangle?
- The past participle of tangle is tangled.
- Is tangle a regular or irregular verb?
- Tangle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tangle (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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