Past tense of strike
The past simple of strike is struck and the past participle is struck: strike – struck – struck.
- Base form V1
- strike
- Past simple V2
- struck
- Past participle V3
- struck
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Meaning of strike
To collectively refuse further work during a dispute over employment terms
- ExampleRail workers voted to strike over pay.
Strike, struck, struck in sentences
- Past simpleThe clock struck twelve.
- Past participleThe factory has been struck by lightning.
Common mistakes
strikedstruck. Strike is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like strike: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of strike?
Struck. For example: The clock struck twelve.
What is the past participle of strike?
Struck. It follows be in the passive, as in The factory has been struck by lightning.
Is strike a regular verb?
No. Strike is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
