Past tense of assume
regular verb
The past tense of assume is assumed. The past participle is also assumed.
Forms of assume
| Base form (V1) | assume /əˈsjuːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | assumed /əˈsjuːmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | assumed /əˈsjuːmd/ |
| Present participle | assuming /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | assumes |
Assumed in a sentence
- His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 96
- Ralph sometimes appears to be a magically demented sprite who has assumed the form of a boy, but he’s never been more poignantly, nakedly, movingly human than he is here.2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in...
- He assumed that the girls should clean up his giant mess. We straightened out his misconception.From the entry girl
- This theory still holds good even if much higher temperatures are assumed.From the entry good
- The computer had a bunch of strange components, but it still POSTed so I assumed everything worked.From the entry post
Meaning of assume
- verb To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
- verb To take on a position, duty or form.
- verb To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.
Questions about the past tense of assume
- What is the past tense of assume?
- The past tense of assume is assumed.
- What is the past participle of assume?
- The past participle of assume is assumed.
- Is assume a regular or irregular verb?
- Assume is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: assume (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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