Past tense of tumble
regular verb
The past tense of tumble is tumbled. The past participle is also tumbled.
Forms of tumble
| Base form (V1) | tumble /ˈtʌmbl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tumbled /ˈtʌmbl̩d/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tumbled /ˈtʌmbl̩d/ |
| Present participle | tumbling |
| Third person singular | tumbles |
Tumbled in a sentence
- The two animals tumbled over each other in their eagerness to get inside, and heard the door shut behind them with great joy and relief.1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
- These were tumbled out of a box into a pile on the table and each player, using a specially designed tool, would try in turn to remove a spillikin without upsetting the others in the pile.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 125
- Prices have tumbled on the stock market.From the entry stock market
- He finally tumbled to our secret.From the entry tumble to
- That was a slightly bigger drop in earnings than analysts had forecast, and net income tumbled 37%.2025 October 23, Chris Isidore, “Tesla’s best quarter of year isn’t enough to impress investors. Because they know it won’t last”, in CNN…. From the entry earnings miss
Meaning of tumble
- noun A fall, especially end over end.
- noun A disorderly heap.
- noun An act of sexual intercourse.
Questions about the past tense of tumble
- What is the past tense of tumble?
- The past tense of tumble is tumbled.
- What is the past participle of tumble?
- The past participle of tumble is tumbled.
- Is tumble a regular or irregular verb?
- Tumble is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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