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The past tense form of 'lour' is loured. Example: The sky loured before the storm. (The sky loured before the storm.)
Definition of “lour”
- to become dark, gloomy, or threatening
- to frown or scowl in an angry or disapproving manner
- to make something appear darker or more gloomy
Tense sentence structure and examples:
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Notes from a Native English Speaker
Here are the general structures of a present and past participle. Remember, some verbs have an irregular form and may not follow this structure: Present Participle: [Verb] -ing Past Participle: [Verb] -ed
| Past Simple | loured |
| Past Continuous | louring |
| Past Perfect | loured |
Past Simple
The simple past tense is used to describe completed actions or events that occurred at a specific point in the past.
Subject + Past Simple Verb + (Object)
Example
The dark clouds loured over the city.
Example
Her face loured with anger.
Past Continuous
The past continuous tense is used to indicate actions or events that were in progress or happening at a specific point in the past.
Subject + was/were + Present Participle + (Object)
Example
The sky was louring ominously.
Example
He was louring at his disobedient child.
Past Perfect
The past perfect tense is used to show that one past action or event occurred before another past action or event, emphasizing the order of events in the past.
Subject + had + Past Participle + (Object)
Example
By the time they arrived, the sky had loured and it started to rain.
Example
His expression had loured after hearing the bad news.
Is loured an irregular verb in the past?
No, "loured" is not an irregular past tense verb.
