Past tense of yell
regular verb
The past tense of yell is yelled. The past participle is also yelled.
Forms of yell
| Base form (V1) | yell /jɛl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | yelled |
| Past participle (V3) | yelled |
| Present participle | yelling |
| Third person singular | yells |
Yelled in a sentence
- He yelled directions to the party from the car.
- Listen, the only reason I yelled at you was because I was upset, OK?From the entry listen
- She desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.From the entry realize
- Then Spooge yelled, "LAGNAF!" just as we were walking by the girl's locker room!From the entry LAGNAF
- He yelled to Steve "Go long!" just as the ball was snapped.From the entry go long
Meaning of yell
- verb To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
- verb To convey by shouting.
- verb To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
Questions about the past tense of yell
- What is the past tense of yell?
- The past tense of yell is yelled.
- What is the past participle of yell?
- The past participle of yell is yelled.
- Is yell a regular or irregular verb?
- Yell is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: yell (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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