Past tense of berate
regular verb
The past tense of berate is berated. The past participle is also berated.
Forms of berate
| Base form (V1) | berate /bɪˈɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | berated /bɪˈɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | berated /bɪˈɹeɪtɪd/ |
| Present participle | berating |
| Third person singular | berates |
Berated in a sentence
- A thousand times I berated myself for being drawn into such a trap as I might have known these pits easily could be.1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as...
- In an impassioned rant in the New York Post last week, writer Elisabeth Vincentelli berated the ‘slobification’ of modern society.2015, King and Allen. From the entry slobification
- The first truly gripping moment of the series occurred at a fire-pit recoupling, when Hugo berated Toby for his shabby treatment of Chloe.2021 August 1, Barbara Ellen, “The week in TV: Sexy Beasts; Love Is Blind: After the Altar; Professor T; India's Rape Scandal”, in The…. From the entry bro code
- His mother had berated him mercilessly.2003, Vamik D Volkan, The Third Reich in the Unconscious. From the entry flatulate
- A massive scandal has broken out over the purchase of Hungarian-made SVD “sniper” rifles by an American “GunTuber”- who recently berated others for price-gouging on online gun auction sites.2021 March 22, Andy Wolf and Todd Speyer, “Marine vet, ‘GunTuber’ called out for ‘hypocritically’ price gouging limited imports of…. From the entry GunTuber
Meaning of berate
- verb To chide or scold vehemently.
Questions about the past tense of berate
- What is the past tense of berate?
- The past tense of berate is berated.
- What is the past participle of berate?
- The past participle of berate is berated.
- Is berate a regular or irregular verb?
- Berate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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