Past tense of trick
regular verb
The past tense of trick is tricked. The past participle is also tricked.
Forms of trick
| Base form (V1) | trick /ˈtɹɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tricked |
| Past participle (V3) | tricked |
| Present participle | tricking /ˈtɹɪkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tricks /tɹɪks/ |
Tricked in a sentence
- I was once tricked into believing I had left my phone in the locker.
- His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.From the entry south
- Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.From the entry large
- His friends were particularly impressed with the way he tricked out his Ruckus.From the entry trick out
- The salesman tricked me into paying twice for the same thing. That was a fast one!From the entry fast one
Meaning of trick
- noun Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
- noun A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
- noun An entertaining difficult physical action.
Questions about the past tense of trick
- What is the past tense of trick?
- The past tense of trick is tricked.
- What is the past participle of trick?
- The past participle of trick is tricked.
- Is trick a regular or irregular verb?
- Trick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: trick (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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