Past tense of tug
regular verb
The past tense of tug is tugged. The past participle is also tugged.
Forms of tug
| Base form (V1) | tug /ˈtʌɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tugged /tʌɡd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tugged /tʌɡd/ |
| Present participle | tugging /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | tugs /tʌɡz/ |
Tugged in a sentence
- The police officers tugged the drunkard out of the pub.
- The sad eyes of the orphan tugged at my heartstrings.From the entry heartstrings
- A doleful expression that tugged at my heartstrings.From the entry doleful
- I just put the rice on five minutes ago, so your timing's perfect.' He tugged his forelock.2014, Caroline Anderson, The Baby From Nowhere, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry strog
- It tugged at my heartstrings with Steve's memories, as well as giving me so many Stony feels.2013 July, “Fandoms Assemble 2013 Fanfic Awards”, in Fandoms Assemble, page 21. From the entry stony
Meaning of tug
- verb To pull or drag with great effort.
- verb To pull hard repeatedly.
- verb To tow by tugboat.
Questions about the past tense of tug
- What is the past tense of tug?
- The past tense of tug is tugged.
- What is the past participle of tug?
- The past participle of tug is tugged.
- Is tug a regular or irregular verb?
- Tug is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tug (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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