The English verb 'sap' is pronounced as [sæp].
Related to:
regular verbs.
3 forms of verb sap: Infinitive (sap), Past Simple - (sapped), Past Participle - (sapped).
Here are the past tense forms of the verb sap
👉 Forms of verb sap in future and past simple and past participle.
❓ What is the past tense of sap.
Sap: Past, Present, and Participle Forms
| Base Form | Past Simple | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| sap [sæp] |
sapped [sæpt] |
sapped [sæpt] |
What are the 2nd and 3rd forms of the verb sap?
🎓 What are the past simple, future simple, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect forms of the base form (infinitive) 'sap'?
Learn the three forms of the English verb 'sap'
- the first form (V1) is 'sap' used in present simple and future simple tenses.
- the second form (V2) is 'sapped' used in past simple tense.
- the third form (V3) is 'sapped' used in present perfect and past perfect tenses.
What are the past tense and past participle of sap?
The past tense and past participle of sap are: sap in past simple is sapped, and past participle is sapped.
What is the past tense of sap?
The past tense of the verb "sap" is "sapped", and the past participle is "sapped".
Verb Tenses
Past simple — sap in past simple sapped
(V2).
Future simple — sap in future simple is sap (will + V1).
Present Perfect — sap in present perfect tense is
sapped
(have/has + V3).
Past Perfect — sap in past perfect tense is
sapped
(had + V3).
sap regular or irregular verb?
👉 Is 'sap' a regular or irregular verb? The verb 'sap' is regular verb.
Examples of Verb sap in Sentences
- He wants to sap your fighting spirit (Present Simple)
- It has seriously sapped the efforts of Belgium (Present Perfect)
- He has sapped most of the other state institutions (Present Perfect)
- I don't want her to sap his strength. (Present Simple)
- Fighting would only sap our energy, which is something we can't afford. (Future Simple)
- Day by day massive duties were sapping him. (Past Continuous)
- Their blames had sapped his self-confidence. (Past Perfect)
- They want to sap your spirit before the fight (Present Simple)
- This job is sapping my precious energy (Present Continuous)
- She was sapping him with complaints (Past Continuous)
