Past tense of vandalize
regular verb
The past tense of vandalize is vandalized. The past participle is also vandalized.
Forms of vandalize
| Base form (V1) | vandalize /ˈvændəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | vandalized |
| Past participle (V3) | vandalized |
| Present participle | vandalizing |
| Third person singular | vandalizes |
Vandalized in a sentence
- The community worked to clean up the vandalized neighborhood.From the entry vandalized
- A family-owned pharmacy in Woodland was vandalized earlier Sunday morning in a potential hate crime.2026 August 16, Kayla Moeller, “Woodland family-owned pharmacy vandalized in potential hate crime”, in CBS News, archived from the…. From the entry woodland
- The pay phone on the corner has been vandalized, and its metal cord hangs limply down, receiverless.1998, David R. Karp, Community Justice: An Emerging Field, page 50. From the entry receiverless
- At any given time, especially Saturday evenings when college students have been drinking, some of those pages are being vandalized.2014 September 30, James Wesley, Rawles, “10 Downloads”, in Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse, Penguin, →ISBN, page 54. From the entry snarkasm
- Stolen or vandalized geocaches are termed "muggled" or "plundered".[2012, Allison Bruning, “Geocatching:^([sic – meaning Geocaching]) A Modern Day Treasure Hunt”, in Reflections: Poems and Essays…. From the entry muggle
Meaning of vandalize
- verb American, Canadian, and Oxford British English standard spelling of vandalise.
Questions about the past tense of vandalize
- What is the past tense of vandalize?
- The past tense of vandalize is vandalized.
- What is the past participle of vandalize?
- The past participle of vandalize is vandalized.
- Is vandalize a regular or irregular verb?
- Vandalize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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