Meaning: to stop someone from breathing by holding them down or covering their nose and mouth
Smother Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Base Form/Infinitive (V1): | Smother |
| Past Tense (V2): | Smothered |
| Past Participle Form (V3): | Smothered |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4): | Smothering |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5): | Smothers |
Smother Past Tense:
Past Tense of Smother is Smothered.
Example: Sarah smothered a cake.
Smother Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Smother is Smothered.
Example: Sarah has smothered a cake.
Smother Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Smother is Smothering.
Example: Sarah is smothering a cake.
Smother 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Smother is Smothers.
Example: Sarah smothers a cake.
Smother Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I smother a cake.
- We/You/They smother a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam smothers a cake.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am smothering a cake.
- We/You/They are smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam is smothering a cake.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have smothered a cake.
- We/You/They have smothered a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam has smothered a cake.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been smothering a cake.
- We/You/They have been smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam has been smothering a cake.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I smothered a cake.
- We/You/They smothered a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam smothered a cake.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was smothering a cake.
- We/You/They were smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam was smothering a cake.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had smothered a cake.
- We/You/They had smothered a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam had smothered a cake.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been smothering a cake.
- We/You/They had been smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam had been smothering a cake.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will smother a cake.
- We/You/They will smother a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam will smother a cake.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be smothering a cake.
- We/You/They will be smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam will be smothering a cake.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have smothered a cake.
- We/You/They will have smothered a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam will have smothered a cake.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been smothering a cake.
- We/You/They will have been smothering a cake.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been smothering a cake.
Past Tense of Smother Phrasal Verbs
| Smother Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Smother with | Smothered with |
| Smother out | Smothered out |
| Smother down | Smothered down |
| Smother up | Smothered up |
| Smother away | Smothered away |
| Smother over | Smothered over |
| Smother in | Smothered in |
| Smother off | Smothered off |
| Smother about | Smothered about |
| Smother through | Smothered through |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Smother?
Future Tense of smother is “will smother”.
What is the Present Tense of Smother?
Present Tense of smother is “smother + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | smother |
| He/she/it/singular name | smothers |
| Present participle | smothering |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Smother?
Past perfect tense of take is “had smothered”.
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