Past tense of thrash
regular verb
The past tense of thrash is thrashed. The past participle is also thrashed.
Forms of thrash
| Base form (V1) | thrash /θɹæʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | thrashed |
| Past participle (V3) | thrashed |
| Present participle | thrashing /ˈθɹæʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | thrashes |
Thrashed in a sentence
- Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth.2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC
- I went to watch my favourite team play Real Madrid, but they thrashed us 5-0.From the entry us
- They spent an afternoon on it, but thrashed out a solution in the end.From the entry thrash out
- He was soundly thrashed by the semi-professional boxer.From the entry soundly
- This is the thrashingfloor, where the wheat is gathered to be thrashed.1912, Brigham Henry Roberts, History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, page 324. From the entry thrashingfloor
Meaning of thrash
- verb To beat mercilessly.
- verb To defeat utterly.
- verb To thresh.
Questions about the past tense of thrash
- What is the past tense of thrash?
- The past tense of thrash is thrashed.
- What is the past participle of thrash?
- The past participle of thrash is thrashed.
- Is thrash a regular or irregular verb?
- Thrash is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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