Past tense of capture

Forms of capture

Captured in a sentence

• Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law.2014 November 27, Ian Black, “Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis”, in The Guardian
• Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business.2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58
• After only a week, Japanese forces had captured Singapore from the British.From the entry force
• When a chess piece is captured, it is removed from play.From the entry play
• With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue.From the entry flourish

Meaning of capture

1. noun An act of capturing; a seizing by force or stratagem.
2. noun The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
3. noun Something that has been captured; a captive.

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Questions about the past tense of capture

What is the past tense of capture?

The past tense of capture is captured.

What is the past participle of capture?

The past participle of capture is captured.

Is capture a regular or irregular verb?

Capture is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.