Past tense of tick
regular verb
The past tense of tick is ticked. The past participle is also ticked.
Forms of tick
| Base form (V1) | tick /tɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | ticked |
| Past participle (V3) | ticked |
| Present participle | ticking /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | ticks /tɪks/ |
Ticked in a sentence
- As 2020 ticked over into 2021, some 240 worksites were active on HS2's Phase 1 route between London and the West Midlands.2021 January 13, Richard Clinnick, “HS2 reaches key milestones and gears up for a busy 2021”, in Rail, page 12
- He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
- The slighting of a handshake by Samuel ticked off Judi to no end.From the entry slighting
- I ticked off Harry today because he announced he was present.From the entry tick off
- Fred was ticked off by the teacher for playing around in class.From the entry tick off
Meaning of tick
- noun A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- noun A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- noun A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
Questions about the past tense of tick
- What is the past tense of tick?
- The past tense of tick is ticked.
- What is the past participle of tick?
- The past participle of tick is ticked.
- Is tick a regular or irregular verb?
- Tick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tick (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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