Past tense of toy
regular verb
The past tense of toy is toyed. The past participle is also toyed.
Forms of toy
| Base form (V1) | toy /tɔɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | toyed |
| Past participle (V3) | toyed |
| Present participle | toying |
| Third person singular | toys /tɔɪz/ |
Toyed in a sentence
- He toyed with her emotions just to get her in bed. He took advantage of her.From the entry take advantage of
- Su-Suru considered this as he toyed with the silver mamelière on his furred vest.1977, Brian Daley, The Domfarers of Coramonde, Lucia St. Clair Robson, →ISBN, page 181. From the entry mamelière
- Film makers have toyed with ways to add smell to sight and sound in movies for years.1959 November, “… Have You Heard …?”, in Howard Allaway, editor, Popular Science, volume 175, number 5, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science…. From the entry smell-o-vision
- For a few moments England toyed with the idea of making it a more difficult night than necessary.2014 November 18, Daniel Taylor, “England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard”, in The Guardian. From the entry incongruous
- Roy Hodgson's team had toyed with everyone's nerves.15 October 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian. From the entry toy with
Meaning of toy
- noun Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
- noun A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
- noun A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
Questions about the past tense of toy
- What is the past tense of toy?
- The past tense of toy is toyed.
- What is the past participle of toy?
- The past participle of toy is toyed.
- Is toy a regular or irregular verb?
- Toy is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: toy (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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