Past tense of tuck
regular verb
The past tense of tuck is tucked. The past participle is also tucked.
Forms of tuck
| Base form (V1) | tuck /tʌk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tucked |
| Past participle (V3) | tucked |
| Present participle | tucking |
| Third person singular | tucks |
Tucked in a sentence
- Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket.
- She tucked her hair behind her ear.
- Little Mary was sounding very sleepy, so I tucked her in bed.From the entry sounding
- A dress shirt should be tucked in, but a t-shirt can be worn out.From the entry wear out
- A scorecard and a short pencil were tucked into his breast pocket.From the entry scorecard
Meaning of tuck
- verb To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- verb To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe, or handy, or somewhat hidden.
- verb To eat; to consume.
Questions about the past tense of tuck
- What is the past tense of tuck?
- The past tense of tuck is tucked.
- What is the past participle of tuck?
- The past participle of tuck is tucked.
- Is tuck a regular or irregular verb?
- Tuck is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tuck (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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