Past tense of teem
regular verb
The past tense of teem is teemed. The past participle is also teemed.
Forms of teem
| Base form (V1) | teem /tiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | teemed |
| Past participle (V3) | teemed |
| Present participle | teeming /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | teems |
Teemed in a sentence
- Rain teemed from a moonless sky.2014 November 18, John Swinfield, Knock Down Ginger, eBook Partnership, →ISBN
- Rain teemed down in sheets.2015 August 4, Daryl Wood Gerber, Fudging the Books, Penguin, →ISBN, page 112
- The entire place teemed with harried executives who had no time to talk to one another.From the entry harried
- The quay teemed chock-a-block with porters, officials, clumps of overcoated people under umbrellas.2012, Michèle Roberts, Ignorance, page 218. From the entry chock-a-block
- But to me it teemed, and its inhabitants were leviathans.1970, Country Life, volume 148, page 236. From the entry troutful
Meaning of teem
- verb To be stocked to overflowing.
- verb To be prolific; to abound; to be rife.
- verb To fall prolifically.
Questions about the past tense of teem
- What is the past tense of teem?
- The past tense of teem is teemed.
- What is the past participle of teem?
- The past participle of teem is teemed.
- Is teem a regular or irregular verb?
- Teem is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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