Past tense of unwrap
regular verb
The past tense of unwrap is unwrapped. The past participle is also unwrapped.
Forms of unwrap
| Base form (V1) | unwrap /ʌnˈɹæp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | unwrapped |
| Past participle (V3) | unwrapped |
| Present participle | unwrapping |
| Third person singular | unwraps |
Unwrapped in a sentence
- He covered the plate of broken bats and quickly unwrapped the plate of cat cookies.2010, Ann M. Jayne, Kory's Jungle, page 145
- Sam unwrapped the sandwich and took a healthy bite out of the middle.From the entry healthy
- She unwrapped the slab of chocolate and broke off a piece.From the entry break off
- Levi unwrapped a gum and put it in his mouth.2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 388. From the entry gum
- The men greedily unwrapped each sandwich, tossing the peanut-butter-and-jellies into a trash barrel along with the Oreos, Fig Newtons, and carrot strips.1999, Joe Karson, “City”, in Dining with Hitler & Hemingway, Fairbanks, Ak.: Plumb Bob Press, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry peanut-butter-and-jelly
Meaning of unwrap
- verb To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
- verb To become unwrapped.
- verb To remove word wrap from.
Questions about the past tense of unwrap
- What is the past tense of unwrap?
- The past tense of unwrap is unwrapped.
- What is the past participle of unwrap?
- The past participle of unwrap is unwrapped.
- Is unwrap a regular or irregular verb?
- Unwrap is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unwrap (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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