Past tense of allege
regular verb
The past tense of allege is alleged. The past participle is also alleged.
Forms of allege
| Base form (V1) | allege /əˈlɛd͡ʒ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | alleged /əˈlɛdʒd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | alleged /əˈlɛdʒd/ |
| Present participle | alleging |
| Third person singular | alleges |
Alleged in a sentence
- The agency alleged that my credit history had problems.
- The victim was able to enforce his evidence against the alleged perpetrator.From the entry enforce
- I spent hours in the archives, but couldn't turn up anything on the alleged criminal.From the entry turn up
- My tensions with Eric over his alleged past actions have been fully resolved.From the entry tension
- He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.From the entry blackmail
Meaning of allege
- verb To state under oath, to plead.
- verb To cite or quote an author or his work for or against.
- verb To adduce (something) as a reason, excuse, support etc.
Questions about the past tense of allege
- What is the past tense of allege?
- The past tense of allege is alleged.
- What is the past participle of allege?
- The past participle of allege is alleged.
- Is allege a regular or irregular verb?
- Allege is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allege (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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