Past tense of adapt
regular verb
The past tense of adapt is adapted. The past participle is also adapted.
Forms of adapt
| Base form (V1) | adapt /əˈdæpt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | adapted /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | adapted /əˈdæptɪd/ |
| Present participle | adapting |
| Third person singular | adapts |
Adapted in a sentence
- to bring out a play adapted from the French
- a word of an adapted form
- The best adapted plant varieties tend to outgrow those less adapted.From the entry outgrow
- The massive popularity of the book led to it being adapted into a movie.From the entry popularity
- The ocean beneath the arctic ice cap hosts many unique organisms adapted to the cold and shortage of light.From the entry ice cap
Meaning of adapt
- verb To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.
- verb To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
- verb To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
Questions about the past tense of adapt
- What is the past tense of adapt?
- The past tense of adapt is adapted.
- What is the past participle of adapt?
- The past participle of adapt is adapted.
- Is adapt a regular or irregular verb?
- Adapt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adapt (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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