VERBONKSPlay freeStick past tense and past participlestick · stuck · stuck
The past participle (the 3rd form) of stick is stuck and the past simple is stuck. The three forms are stick, stuck, stuck. Not "sticked"! stick is an irregular verb, so it doesn't add -ed.
Stick in a sentence
The gum stuck to my shoe.
| Tense | Example |
|---|---|
| Present simple | I stick · she sticks |
| Present continuous | I am sticking · they are sticking |
| Past simple | I stuck · she stuck · they stuck |
| Past simple, negative | I didn't stick · she didn't stick |
| Past simple, question | Did you stick? · Did she stick? |
| Present perfect | I have stuck · she has stuck |
| Past perfect | I had stuck |
| Future | I will stick |
Common mistakes with stick
✗ I sticked✓ I stuck✗ I didn't stuck✓ I didn't stick✗ Did you stuck?✓ Did you stick?✗ I have stick✓ I have stuck
After didn't and in questions with did, use the base form. After have / has / had, use the past participle.
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stick significa pegar. Pasado: stuck. Participio: stuck.
🍯 stick runs with The Stuck Gang
→ u · u
The Stuck Gang walked into a jar of honey and never got out. Whatever their vowel was, it got stuck as a u: stick → stuck, sting → stung, swing → swung, dig → dug, hang → hung. win tried to escape with an o, won, but listen: it still says "wun".
🔎 How to spot one: Past and participle are twins with a u sound.
Irregular verbs come in gangs that change the same way. Learn one and you can guess the rest of the gang:
| Base | Past | Participle |
|---|---|---|
| stick | stuck | stuck |
| sting | stung | stung |
| swing | swung | swung |
| dig | dug | dug |
| hang | hung | hung |
| win | won | won |
Questions about stick
What is the past tense of stick?
The past simple of "stick" is "stuck". Example: The gum stuck to my shoe.
What is the past participle of stick?
The past participle (3rd form, V3) of "stick" is "stuck", as in "I have stuck".
What are the 3 forms of stick?
V1 stick, V2 stuck, V3 stuck.
Is stick a regular or an irregular verb?
"stick" is an irregular verb: the past is not "sticked" but "stuck".
¿Cuál es el pasado y el participio de stick?
"stick" significa "pegar". Pasado: stuck. Participio: stuck.