Past tense of wag
regular verb
The past tense of wag is wagged. The past participle is also wagged.
Forms of wag
| Base form (V1) | wag /wæɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wagged |
| Past participle (V3) | wagged |
| Present participle | wagging |
| Third person singular | wags |
Wagged in a sentence
- Carrados wagged his head in good-humoured resignation.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
- They had "wagged it" from school, as they termed it, which..meant truancy in all its forms.1901, William Sylvester Walker, Blood, i. 13
- She wagged her finger in his face, and her eyes narrowed.From the entry narrow
- He wagged an admonitory finger at the culprit.From the entry admonitory
- The drake beamed at his children and wagged his stumpy tail proudly.1987, Animal fairy tales. From the entry turkeyling
Meaning of wag
- verb To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
- verb To play truant from school.
- verb To go; to proceed; to move; to progress.
Questions about the past tense of wag
- What is the past tense of wag?
- The past tense of wag is wagged.
- What is the past participle of wag?
- The past participle of wag is wagged.
- Is wag a regular or irregular verb?
- Wag is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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