Past tense of bemoan
regular verb
The past tense of bemoan is bemoaned. The past participle is also bemoaned.
Forms of bemoan
| Base form (V1) | bemoan /bɪˈməʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | bemoaned |
| Past participle (V3) | bemoaned |
| Present participle | bemoaning |
| Third person singular | bemoans |
Bemoaned in a sentence
- He bemoaned the drought but went on watering his lawn.
- Hogg,” Helena would say often when Georgina bemoaned her husband’s desertion.1957, Muriel Spark, chapter 7, in The Comforters, New York: Avon, published 1965, page 155
- He bemoaned and bewhined it to all who would listen, and men began, half-jokingly, to call the scene of the tragedy Tallow Lake.1921, Alfred Lee Donaldson, A History of the Adirondacks, volume 2, page 101. From the entry bewhine
Meaning of bemoan
- verb To moan or complain about (something).
- verb To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them.
Questions about the past tense of bemoan
- What is the past tense of bemoan?
- The past tense of bemoan is bemoaned.
- What is the past participle of bemoan?
- The past participle of bemoan is bemoaned.
- Is bemoan a regular or irregular verb?
- Bemoan is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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