Past tense of tone
regular verb
The past tense of tone is toned. The past participle is also toned.
Forms of tone
| Base form (V1) | tone /ˈtəʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | toned /təʊnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | toned /təʊnd/ |
| Present participle | toning /ˈtəʊnɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tones /təʊnz/ |
Toned in a sentence
- Films could also be tinted and toned, resulting in color duochromes.2010, Richard Misek, Chromatic Cinema: A History of Screen Color, page 21. From the entry duochrome
- But Mary J. goes all-out during big leg day, and look at her wheels—toned but very feminine.2004 December 28, Mark Jenkins, Jeff O’Connell, The Jump Off: 60 Days to a Hip-Hop Hard Body, HarperCollins, page 76. From the entry wheels
- The thick, rubbery skin toned in with the dress Nance was wearing for the country.1970, Patrick White, chapter 4, in The Vivisector, London: Jonathan Cape, page 234. From the entry tone in
- In Plato we have this humour toned down into a refined irony.1905, The Gentleman's Magazine - Volume 299, page 599. From the entry spinous
- "I'll make the drinks," Ivy said, rising to reveal her toned midriff in a yellow SoarBarre microtank with bright gold letters.2017, Lucy Sykes, Jo Piazza, Fitness Junkie, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 150. From the entry microtank
Meaning of tone
- noun A specific pitch.
- noun (in the diatonic scale) An interval of a major second.
- noun (in a Gregorian chant) A recitational melody.
Questions about the past tense of tone
- What is the past tense of tone?
- The past tense of tone is toned.
- What is the past participle of tone?
- The past participle of tone is toned.
- Is tone a regular or irregular verb?
- Tone is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tone (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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