Past tense of tin
regular verb
The past tense of tin is tinned. The past participle is also tinned.
Forms of tin
| Base form (V1) | tin /tɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tinned /tɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tinned /tɪnd/ |
| Present participle | tinning |
| Third person singular | tins |
Tinned in a sentence
- Now that I think on it, all tinned fish in Sri Lanka is called salmon.2018 July 29, Chath Ginige, “Spicy Mackerel Curry”, in akkis kitchen (blog), archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019. From the entry salmon
- The conductors in quadded cables are tinned and may also be enameled.1965, Telephone Cable Splicing: Cable Terminations and Cable Repairs, United States. Department of the Army, page 906. From the entry quad
- Tinned mackerel is confusingly called ‘salmon’ in Sri Lanka.2018 July 29, Chath Ginige, “Spicy Mackerel Curry”, in akkis kitchen (blog), archived from the original on 23 Jul 2019. From the entry salmon
- Reintroduce protein; add a small serve of salmon, tuna or sardines every second day (tinned variety or fresh).2008, Michael E. Cichorski, Maximum Asthma Control: The Revolutionary 3-Step Anti Asthma Program, page 100. From the entry serve
- They heated up tinned food in a saucepan of hot water and ate it with sadness and disrelish, under the belief that they were economising.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 685. From the entry disrelish
Meaning of tin
- noun A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
- noun Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
- noun An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
Questions about the past tense of tin
- What is the past tense of tin?
- The past tense of tin is tinned.
- What is the past participle of tin?
- The past participle of tin is tinned.
- Is tin a regular or irregular verb?
- Tin is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tin (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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