Past tense of terrify
regular verb
The past tense of terrify is terrified. The past participle is also terrified.
Forms of terrify
| Base form (V1) | terrify /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | terrified /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | terrified /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪd/ |
| Present participle | terrifying /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | terrifies |
Terrified in a sentence
- She was terrified before the jump, but was thrilled to be skydiving.From the entry jump
- When the terrified, bleeding cow was washed overboard into the river, the hungry piranhas entered a feeding frenzy, turning the water red with blood.From the entry feeding frenzy
- They look at each other terrified out of their frontal lobeless minds and run.2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 66. From the entry frontal lobeless
- I was terrified and Nick was insane, but I wasn't going out that easily.2018, Erin McCarthy, Silence of the Ghost, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN. From the entry Nopeville
- She comforts a terrified Sansa by telling her they're just a group of women chatting.2014, Valerie Estelle Frankel, Women in Game of Thrones: Power, Conformity and Resistance, page 123. From the entry genderspeak
Meaning of terrify
- verb To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
- verb To menace or intimidate.
- verb To make terrible.
Questions about the past tense of terrify
- What is the past tense of terrify?
- The past tense of terrify is terrified.
- What is the past participle of terrify?
- The past participle of terrify is terrified.
- Is terrify a regular or irregular verb?
- Terrify is a regular verb: its past tense changes -y to -ied.
Source and license
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