Past tense of beget
irregular verb
The past tense of beget is begot. The past participle is begotten.
Forms of beget
| Base form (V1) | beget /biˈɡɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | begot |
| Past participle (V3) | begotten /bɪˈɡɒt.ən/ |
| Present participle | begetting |
| Third person singular | begets |
Begot and begotten in a sentence
- This ogress too was begotten of the blood of Cain, whose brood had been doomed forever to the icy floods and freezing waters of the earth.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 33
- Kissing the tendril fingers - at first because Mina, its mother, did not - but later with a rapture begot by its breath on her breast.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry tendril
Meaning of beget
- verb To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
- verb To cause; to produce; to bring forth.
- verb To get or obtain.
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Questions about the past tense of beget
- What is the past tense of beget?
- The past tense of beget is begot.
- What is the past participle of beget?
- The past participle of beget is begotten.
- Is beget a regular or irregular verb?
- Beget is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
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